Just installed Mandrake 9.0 as dual-boot on my XP machine. Everything works fine apart from the sound - can't get a peep out of it. I know there's nothing wrong with the hardware because it works fine under XP.

I have an Asus P4PE board with onboard sound through a SoundMax CODEC, but when I run HardDrake it detects the Intel ICH4 chip instead - don't know if this is the problem.

Anyway, neither the Asus, nor the SoundMax site has a Linux driver.

Any ideas as to what I should do? This is my first try with Linux after years of Windows, so be kind!

thanks

http://www.soundmax.com/products/index.html

*This article is from google groups*
Article 1
Unless there are other amplifiers on the P4PE or better amplifiers on
the AD1980, my guess is you'll have to connect P4PE to amplified
speakers or to your stereo.

I'm assuming here, of course, that the mixer and control panels have
been properly configured to deliver sound, and there are no question
marks in the device manager. Usually the defaults for sound chips
"just work" after an install.

Article 2
If you don't get sound on the lime green connector, plug your stereo
into the other two jacks on the back of you computer as well - a Linux
user reports that under Linux, the sound comes out on the wrong
connector!


I just set up one of these boards myself and this is what I found...

With the jumpers shorting the first and third on the front panel audio
connections the sound works from the center jack on the back of the
MB...

but it is important that you put the connector on the correct pins on
the FP Audio jumpers..it seems to only work on the Line_Out_R and
L...NOT BLINE_Out

See if that helps

Do "lspci -v" (as root) and post the info on the Multimedia Audio Controller.

Here is the lspci -v output:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2560 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80b2
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [e4] #09 [6105]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2561 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: df000000-dfdfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: dff00000-f7ffffff

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8089
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
I/O ports at b800 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8089
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
I/O ports at b400 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c7 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8089
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
I/O ports at b000 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24cd (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8089
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at de800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] #0a [2080]

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA PCI Bridge (rev 82) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: dc800000-de7fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: dfe00000-dfefffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0 (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB ICH4 IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8089
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
I/O ports at <unassigned> [size=8]
I/O ports at <unassigned> [size=4]
I/O ports at <unassigned> [size=8]
I/O ports at <unassigned> [size=4]
I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
Memory at 20000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c5 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80b0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 8800 [size=256]
I/O ports at 8400 [size=64]
Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at db800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon QL (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 003a
Flags: bus master, stepping, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at dffe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

02:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808a
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
I/O ports at a800 [size=128]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

02:04.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc.: Unknown device 3376 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 809e
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 96, IRQ 11
I/O ports at a400 [size=64]
I/O ports at a000 [size=16]
I/O ports at 9800 [size=128]
Memory at dd800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at dd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2

02:05.0 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80a9
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at dc800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at dfef0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device.
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable-

I don't know what the multimedia audio controller is though - if you tell me where to find it I'll post that too.

bjb

Ok, you can try alsa with this motherboard and have a look on the cd that came with it to see if there is a linux sound driver.

there are no linux drivers on the CD, so I guess its alsa.

Anyone know an idiot's guide to installing alsa?

I might already have it - I've found a directory /usr/share/alsa - but don't know what to do next...

Go to alsa-project.org and look for your chip in the sound card matrix.

Not sure if I should be looking for support for the Intel ICH4 Chipset (that Linux sees as my 'soundcard') or the ADI1980 Codec.

In either case, can't find any mention on the alsa site, though there does seem to be support for a whole bunch of other AD chips (1881, 1885).

Is this the end of the line?

Hi, i used the tip in this thread about trying different outputs and that solved it for me.

I also have an Asus P4PE (the extended version with sata, raid and gbit lan) and just installed Mandrake 9. The default settings that mandrake detected at first gave me no sound under KDE, but after plugging my speakers into the PINK connector on the backplate of the mainboard the test sound works.

Maybe this will help other people having similar trouble.

In the end Alsa was the answer.

I downloaded and installed the development release 0.9.0rc6, and am now using the snd-intel-8x0 driver with no problems.

Hey bjb123
I am having the same problem as u guys. I have the same motherboard.
Can u give me some more info about the alsa answer.
I want to give my onboard sound a shot at working!

thanx

hi I have the same mohterboard and same problem too, so please bjb123 tell us what you did

On a P4PE the pink connector seems to be the answer ..

You need to get the alsa drivers from www.alsa-project.org, then:

1. Install the drivers (simple ./configure; make; make install)

2. Edit your modules.conf file as described in the documentation section of the alsa site

3. Use alsamixer to unmute the channels (for some reason alsa mutes everything by default)

4. Everything should now work. You might want to get hold of the alsaplayer for playing mp3s.

good luck

bjb

the pink pin jack plug trick works excellently...