Can't use open oss drivers in FC3/Gnome

"George Bell" <[email protected]> Sat, 21 May 2005 13:00:47 -0400
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When I first installed Fedora Core 3 alsa was installed by default but =
the alsa driver
snd_via82xx didn't work:  it produced a buzzing noise whenever anything =
was played.=20
So I recompiled the kernel and switched to the free oss driver =
via82cxxx_audio.  With this=20
driver I can play files from the command line without the buzzing noise, =
but now I can't
get it to work in Gnome.  Both the card detection and hardware detection =
utility in Gnome insist that driver is still snd_via82xx even though now =
those modules are no longer installed.  I get the impression that either =
Gnome or the Fedora version of Gnome is "hardwired" to use alsa, but I =
can't be sure of this as I haven't been able to find any good =
documentation on the sound system anywhere - Gnome Help, Google, Gnome =
website, etc.  I've seen some references to sound server and ESD, but I =
haven't seen any indication of esd running on the system.   Any help at =
all even if just where I could find more information would be greatly =
appreciated.

TIA,
George

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I first installed Fedora Core 3 =
alsa was=20
installed by default but the alsa driver</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>snd_via82xx didn't work:&nbsp; it =
produced a=20
buzzing noise whenever anything was played. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So I recompiled the kernel and switched =
to the free=20
oss driver via82cxxx_audio.&nbsp; With this </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>driver I can play files from the =
command line=20
without the buzzing noise, but now I can't</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>get it to work in Gnome.&nbsp; Both the =
card=20
detection and hardware detection utility in Gnome insist </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>that driver is still snd_via82xx even though now those modules =
are no=20
longer installed.&nbsp; I get </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the =
impression that=20
either Gnome or the Fedora version of Gnome is "hardwired" to use =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>alsa, but I can't be sure of this as I haven't =
been able to=20
find any good documentation on </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the =
sound system=20
anywhere - Gnome Help, Google, Gnome website, etc.&nbsp; I've seen some=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>references to sound server and ESD, =
but I haven't=20
seen any indication of esd running on </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>the=20
system.&nbsp;&nbsp; Any help at all even if just where I could find more =

information would be </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>greatly=20
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>TIA,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>George</FONT></DIV>
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