topic title: Antix 8.5 no sound issue: after install PROBLEM
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#16
Check that sound mixer is up ie alsamixer, gamix
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dcbevins
Joined: 08 Aug 2009
#17
The Linux kernel has a modular design. boot time, only a minimal resident kernel is loaded into memory.

The modprobe command intelligently adds or removes a module from the Linux kernel

However, this might not make the added modules,"permanent."

The modprobe commands need to be issued during boot up in one of the start up files, that is if you can find out why its not re-enabling sound after you issue the commands. My guess is the mixer volumes or something is muted.

There are several places to cause the module to be loaded. However, I am not familiar with the best location for antix. Maybe someone more knowledgeable could suggest how to get this modules loaded on boot?
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secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#18
The commands should go to /etc/rc.local (must be created), but I'm not sure about the syntax.

Maybe it would be something like this (the last lines I borrowed from the old rc.local that antiX used to have)

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#

modprobe snd-hda-intel
modprobe snd-pcm-oss
modprobe snd-mixer-oss

# make sure splashy is stopped
killall splashy >/dev/null 2>&1

exit 0
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turboStar
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
#19
ok, well- I just ran the modprobe commands in terminal- did nothing to the sound. then I went to the Antix control center, adjust mixer- and that did nothing. I undid any of the muted sound outputs. Still nothing. Then ran the configure sound- and that took away everything saying there were no sound again. Had to do the modprobe commands again just to get the sound volume control to come up. Still no sound.

I'm kind of lost- this is a lot.
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secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#20
If you want to have antiX you may ask also at
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because antiX uses the same kernel as MEPIS and there is a forum member, stevo, that I think knows something about this modprobe thing.

Also, you can use Puppy Linux 4.3.1 as an alternative while you wait for the solution. You don't even need to install it, just boot from the cd and save the persistence file to the hd when you shutdown.

What you could try as well is to run smxi, then after the system upgrades, there is the kernel options and I think under advanced kernel options you may have a choice of several different kernels to install, from 2.6.28 onwards (note that the ext4 file system only works from 2.6.30 onwards). Pick maybe the oldest one or the Debian one to test. When you install a new kernel you keep the current one so you have both options at boot time.
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turboStar
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
#21
Thank you very much everyone! (anticapitalista, dcbevins and secipoll) especially!! I was not able to get the sound to work after all. At this point I am leading to this issue being with the hardware just not compatible. I decided to go the Linux- Mint route and got through the installs with no problems. It is running very smooth and has not had any sound issues so far. *crossing fingers*

Antix is however running without a hitch on another inlaws computer. So I guess going 1-1 on the installs isn't so bad after all.

Thank you again for all of your help.
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ggeorgan
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
#22
Just to report success on a 12-year-old Compaq :
Here is the initial

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inxi -F
output :

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System:    Host antiXlgk Kernel 2.6.38-2-686 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop IceWM 1.3.7 Distro antiX-M11-486 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   Mobo Compaq model 041Ch Bios Compaq version 686T2 v08.22.1999 date 08/22/99
CPU:       Single core Pentium III (Katmai) (-UP-) cache 512 KB flags (sse) bmips 896.24 clocked at 448.123 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: Matrox Graphics MGA G200 AGP bus-ID: 01:00.0 
           X.Org 1.10.2 drivers loaded: mga unloaded: fbdev,vesa Resolution 1280x1024@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio:     Failed to detect sound card!
Network:   Card Intel 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 driver e100 v: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port 1000 bus-ID: 00:0e.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:90:27:XX:XX:XX
Disks:     HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (3.3% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD800JB 80.0GB 
Partition: ID:/ size: 72G used: 2.5G (4%) fs: ext3 ID:swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info:      Processes 87 Uptime 1:11 Memory 133.9/375.6MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.6.9
First, update and dist-upgrade.
Then, following
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and acting as root :

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apt-get install pnputils
then

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modprobe snd-es18xx
then check

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lspnp -v
and, again

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inxi -F
to see if the card is now properly detected.
After checking sound and adjusting, to make sound come back up after reboot following secipolla four posts back
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add :

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modrobe snd-es18xx
line to the file : /etc/rc.local

Congratulations to the antiX team for a great distro for very old hardware.
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ggeorgan
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
#23
For the sake of completeness :
Please note the kernel number in the previous post. It would seem that the kernel that comes with the antiX M11 iso cannot support this old sound card. Here is the inxi -F report from a second installation :

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# inxi -F
System:    Host antiXdjg Kernel 2.6.39-2-486 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop IceWM 1.3.7 Distro antiX-M11-486 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   Mobo Compaq model 041Ch serial 8914CJM20114
           Bios Compaq version 686T2 v08.22.1999 date 08/22/99
CPU:       Single core Pentium III (Katmai) (-UP-) cache 512 KB flags (sse) bmips 896.11 clocked at 448.057 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: nVidia NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] bus-ID: 01:00.0 
           X.org 1.10.2 driver loaded: nouveau tty size 124x53 Advanced Data: N/A for root 
Audio:     Card ESS AudioDrive ES1869 driver ES1869
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.24
Network:   Card Intel 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 driver e100 v: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port 1000 bus-ID: 00:0f.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:90:27:5a:04:85
Disks:     HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (4.0% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD800JB 80.0GB 
Partition: ID:/ size: 72G used: 3.0G (5%) fs: ext3 ID:swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info:      Processes 70 Uptime 5 min Memory 138.3/375.9MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.6.9
I used the smxi script for the kernel updates. It is pretty well documented in itself and in its
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