i tried every Howto to get the alsa-system work, but it wont ...
Her is the failure i get in console:

# modprobe ens-1370
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1370.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1370.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1370.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/sound/pci/snd-ens1370.o: insmod snd-ens1370 failed

# lspci -v
Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02)
Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI128
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 3
I/O ports at d800 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
# lsmod
agpgart 46752 3 (autoclean)
nvidia 1766848 11 (autoclean)
lp 8868 0 (autoclean)
parport 36480 0 (autoclean) [lp]
autofs 12948 0 (autoclean) (unused)
sis900 16524 1
ipt_REJECT 3896 6 (autoclean)
iptable_filter 2380 1 (autoclean)
ip_tables 14648 2 [ipt_REJECT iptable_filter]
sg 35980 0 (autoclean)
sr_mod 17912 0 (autoclean)
ide-scsi 11984 0
scsi_mod 106200 3 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi]
ide-cd 35196 0
cdrom 33472 0 [sr_mod ide-cd]
nls_iso8859-1 3484 1 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 5116 1 (autoclean)
vfat 12844 1 (autoclean)
fat 38328 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
keybdev 2880 0 (unused)
mousedev 5428 1
hid 21700 0 (unused)
input 5792 0 [keybdev mousedev hid]
usb-ohci 21160 0 (unused)
usbcore 77696 1 [hid usb-ohci]
ext3 69984 2
jbd 51220 2 [ext3]

my soundcard is a SB 128 as you can see above
sound worked fine with OSS and in window$ ofcause

aD

Which version of ALSA did you install?

Have you read all the info on www.alsa-project.org ? Even the how-to relative to your sound card?

Have you unmuted your sound card using any mixer?

unmuting won't do any good when he can't modprobe it.

Look at the output from the make install again, see if there were any errors. Other than that, you're going to have to give us more info.

the output is fine:

$ make all
...stuff... (no errors)

ALSA modules were successfully compiled.

$make install
..stuff... (no errors)
the last msg's are:

depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20-8custom/misc/snd-ens1371.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20-8custom/misc/snd.o
if [ -L /usr/include/sound ]; then \
rm -f /usr/include/sound; \
ln -sf /home/albsen/soundtreiber/alsa-driver-0.9.7/include/sound /usr/in
clude/sound; \
else \
rm -rf /usr/include/sound; \
install -d -m 755 -g root -o root /usr/include/sound; \
for f in include/sound/*.h; do \
install -m 644 -g root -o root $f /usr/include/sound; \
done \
fi
if [ -d /sbin/init.d ]; then \
install -m 755 -g root -o root utils/alsasound /sbin/init.d/alsasound; \
elif [ -d /etc/rc.d/init.d ]; then \
install -m 755 -g root -o root utils/alsasound /etc/rc.d/init.d/alsasound; \
elif [ -d /etc/init.d ]; then \
install -m 755 -g root -o root utils/alsasound /etc/init.d/alsasound; \
fi
cat WARNING

WARNING!!! The mixer channels for the ALSA driver are muted by default!!!
**************************************************************************
You would use some ALSA or OSS mixer to set the appropriate volume.

$ ./snddevices
..stuff... (no errors)

thx for your answers

I think you're using the wrong install options. It looks like you're using the CT4700 instructions when I think you need the CT5880 instructions. It's 2 rows below the one you used in the sound card matrix.

you mean that i should use ens1370 instead of ens1371?

I guess you're using redhat 9 or a distro with a similar problem when compiling the alsa-drivers.
I'm currently using alsa-driver-0.9.7. try this out: Run configure with the --disable-verbose-printk option, this should help, i.e.
./configure --disable-verbose-printk
and proceed as before.

No, ens1373.

After making the driver there is a shell script you need to run to make the sound devices. It should be in the same directory that your ALSA sources came in.

Hope this helps.

BongFish, he's already done that.

AlbseN, it may be worth making a script that installs it for you like I have done. All I type is alsa-install and the script does the rest. I just go and get a drink or something.

hm, ok i'll try that =) thx

Yeah possibly wrong driver. I try Soundblaster 128 PCI (CT5880) ES1373 as suggested by adz then if that fails try the Soundblaster PCI 128 ES1371.

you did a

./configure
make all
make install

right?

You also have to unload any sound modules as well... for instance

/sbin/rmod i810_audio
/sbin/rmmod ac97_codecs

well run:
./configure

then:

make

then:

make install

It is best to Follow the ALSA instructions for your driver to the "T"