[adanedhel728]

When I installed SimplyMEPIS I couldn't get any sound at all.

I used Synaptic Package Manager to install some forms of ALSA, but that didn't do anything except that mp3s will loop the first split second until I restart the computer.

I tried to download ALSA from a browser, but when I ran ./configure I got this error message--

The file /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h does not exist.
Please install the package with full kernel sources for your distribution
or use --with-kernel=dir option to specify another directory with kernel
sources (default is /usr/src/linux).

Then I tried to run "make install," and got this message--

cannot stat `include/sound/*.h'
: No such file or directory


I'm completely new to Linux, so I might be doing it completely wrong. Does anybody know what to do? I'm using a SigmaTel soundcard.

[adanedhel728]

I'm gonna have to bump this, and in addition I have an update.

I figured out that the reason ./configure didn't work is because I wasn't in SuperUser. But now I've got another problem. The install file gives this instruction--

Edit your kernel module config (either /etc/modprobe.conf or
/etc/modules.conf, depending on the kernel version). If you are not
sure, what to do, you may try the alsaconf script available in
the alsa-utils package.

But it doesn't say what I'm supposed to edit in the module config or where to look in the alsaconf script.

[lotuseclat79]

You need to supply more context around what you were doing, seeing - what is the install file you are talking about - a text file or output from an exectution of make install?

Did you grab alsa-utils with the Synaptic Package Manager? If not, get it.

-- Tom

[adanedhel728]

The install file I'm using is the first driver listed on alsa-project.org (alsa-driver-1.0.14), and I'm following instructions from the INSTALL file. I'm not getting any output, the problem is that I don't even know how to begin to do what step 7 says (what I quoted above). I don't know how exactly I'm supposed to edit the kernel module config, and I don't know where to look in the alsaconf script to figure it out.

Yep, I installed everything involving ALSA from the Synaptic Package Manager.

Thanks for the help, and sorry I didn't give enough info before.

[lotuseclat79]

If you installed alsa from Synaptic Package Manager, how many alsa packages were installed?

The reason I ask is that before using the Synaptic Package Manager to install anything, one should always issue do one of two things first: i.e. either
1) issue the terminal command: $ sudo apt-get update, or
2) click on the Check function button of the Update Manager (only)

Did you do either of those first before installing alsa from Synaptic? If not, go back and do 1) above. The bring up Synaptic, and then first use the Search facility to Search for also - i.e. it will isolate all of the potentially relevant alsa packages for your.

That said, there are more than one. Did you only get one with Synaptic - which should install it for you automatically. Did it do that?

Why not attach (upload) the INSTALL file with your next post - usally the install files are not that altogether large - so we can see what it is telling you to do. Then we might be able to assist you better.

-- Tom

[comprookie20]

What kind of sound card? lspci will tell you. Alsa could be fine, it depends on your card.

[adanedhel728]

Sorry it's taking me so long to respond, I've been really busy with school. Unfortunately, at the moment I can't answer many questions because I'm at school, away from my Linux computer. Hopefully I'll be able to answer more questions tonight. Now, the only thing I can say is that yes I've entered the "$ sudo apt-get update" command in the Konsole while trying to install Wine, but I haven't done the second thing. Where do I find that button?

I've only installed ALSA using Synaptic so far. I've tried downloading from the alsa website, but I get to that step 7 and get completely confused.

Class is starting, so I've got to go. I'll be back later!

[adanedhel728]

Alrighty, currently back on my computer, but I'm still in a hurry so I apologize if it's sloppily written.

I did a ctrl-F in Synaptic and searched alsa, and these were the things that were installed--

alsa-base
alsa-firmware-loaders
alsamixergui
alsa-modules-2.6.15-27-desktop64-smp
alsa-oss
alsaplayer-alsa
alsaplayer-common
alsaplayer-daemon
alsaplayer-esd
alsaplayer-gtk
alsaplayer-jack
alsaplayer-nas
alsaplayer-oss
alsaplayer-text
alsaplayer-xosd
alsa-source
alsa-tools
alsa-tools-gui
alsa-utils
lib32asound2
lib32asound2-dev
libalsaplayer0
libalsaplayer-dev
libasound2
libasound2-dev
libasound2-doc
libesd-alsa0
libmikmod2
libsdl1.2debian-all
linux-sound-base
psemu-sound-alsa
qamix

I also realized something that I didn't notice before-- I thought I had installed EVERYTHING involving alsa, but it turns out I think I missed some. I actually just installed everything I found, which is what I listed above.

lspci says I have this--

0000:00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia

Which I notice is different from what dxdiag in Windows says, but that's very likely to be because I don't understand one or the other or BOTH.

Is there an alternative to alsa?

I came across this page, is it possible that this is the solution? If so, how do I do what he says he did? This is my thought process that makes me think this, and it might be dumb-- MEPIS is based on Ubuntu, right? And Ubuntu is based on Debian? Sound worked for me in Debian, but not Kubuntu, so maybe it's a bug that MEPIS inherited from Ubuntu?

Ok, and I'm attaching the INSTALL file that I got from alsa-project.org. I had to zip it to put it in a valid file format.

Thanks for the help! You guys are great!

[adanedhel728]

Oh! I finally got it! I found the answer here-- http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/ATI_SB600_Azalia

Sorry I didn't say from the beginning what my sound card was. Apparently I misread dxdiag when I thought it was a SigmaTel, so I kept searching on google for "Sigmatel mepis," when all along I had to search for this Azalia. Of course, I have to thank you guys, because if you hadn't told me about the lspci command, I would never have figured that out. And I learned plenty about Linux along the way!

Thanks!!!