Re: Re: ESS1869 sound - how to load sb in modules.conf

On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 02:11:26PM -0700, Charles Hutton wrote:
> 
> Charles Hutton ([email protected]) said:
> > Earlier this week I got my ESS1869 running manually by running a modprobe
> > sb. I'm trying to get it running automatically as a loadable kernel module
> > by adding a line to modules.conf.
> 
> alias sound-slot-0 sb
> 
> > Something else I don't understand is whether "alias xxxxxx yy" (in this
> case
> > (alias sound-card-slot0 sb) actually loads any drivers.
> 
> No. It only means that when the kernel requests a specific device
> or functionality that that module will be loaded.
> 
> Bill
> -------------
> Bill:
> 
> OK on the alias functionality.
> 
> Here's a real description of my system and what it is/is not doing :
> 
> Modules.conf :
> 
> 	alias sound-slot-0 = sb

There's not really an "=" in there, is there?  Shouldn't be.

> 	post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix etc.
> 	pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix etc
> 
> After boot-up lsmod does not show sb as being loaded.
> 
> I then start CDPlayer and it thinks all is well and plays the CD, but no
> audio is outputted from the ESS1869 sound card.
> 
> At this point, a new lsmod shows that sb is still not loaded.
> 
> If I then do a modprobe sb, the sound appears immediately.
> 
> Another lsmod shows me that 4 new modules are now present: sb, sb_lib,
> uart401, sound, and soundcore.
> 
> 
> 
> What can I do?
> 
> Thanks for the help so far.
> 
> 
> Chuck


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