Frederick Wilson wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a tecra 8000 with Debian Sarge installed. All is well except the
> sound is not working. I have googled fixes for this and most of what I
> have found is for Ubunta. And most of it sounds a bit confusing to me. I
> was hoping there might be a package I could load that might get the sound
> going.
>
> Thanks,
> Fred

I installed the alsa packages on my tecra and then used the detect program
and all was well.

If the auto-detect does not work, I still have the module settings from when
I ran slackware on my tecra and had to manually enter the irq and other
fiddly bits.

The only gotcha on tecra sound is one I have heard other people having,
forgetting to turn up the volume knob on the front and wondering why there
was no sound :-)

kegwasher wrote:

>Frederick Wilson wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a tecra 8000 with Debian Sarge installed. All is well except the
>> sound is not working. I have googled fixes for this and most of what I
>> have found is for Ubunta. And most of it sounds a bit confusing to me. I
>> was hoping there might be a package I could load that might get the sound
>> going.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fred
>
>I installed the alsa packages on my tecra and then used the detect program
>and all was well.
>
>If the auto-detect does not work, I still have the module settings from when
>I ran slackware on my tecra and had to manually enter the irq and other
>fiddly bits.

it would be great if you could post your settings... I havent been
able to get sound goung on my tecra 8000 at all. even under Knoppix,
which usually finds everything. I know the sound card works, as the
machine also boots windows 98.

keith
>
>The only gotcha on tecra sound is one I have heard other people having,
>forgetting to turn up the volume knob on the front and wondering why there
>was no sound :-)

>>
>>If the auto-detect does not work, I still have the module settings from
>>when I ran slackware on my tecra and had to manually enter the irq and
>>other fiddly bits.
>
> it would be great if you could post your settings... I havent been
> able to get sound goung on my tecra 8000 at all. even under Knoppix,
> which usually finds everything. I know the sound card works, as the
> machine also boots windows 98.
>
> keith
>

As you wish

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
#
# --- ALSACONF version 1.0.5 ---
#
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-card-opl3sa2
alias sound-slot-0 snd-opl3sa2
options snd-opl3sa2 fm_port=-1 midi_port=-1 port=0x538 wss_port=0x530
isapnp=0 dma1=1 dma2=0 irq=5
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

In order to allow alsaconf to configure my tecra I had to first load the
opl3 module using modprobe. then alsa config found it with no problem and
set up everything.



good luck. I would still carry the tecra but both the built in and optional
batteries no longer hold a charge.

kegwasher wrote:
>>>If the auto-detect does not work, I still have the module settings from
>>>when I ran slackware on my tecra and had to manually enter the irq and
>>>other fiddly bits.
>>
>>it would be great if you could post your settings... I havent been
>>able to get sound goung on my tecra 8000 at all. even under Knoppix,
>>which usually finds everything. I know the sound card works, as the
>>machine also boots windows 98.
>>
>>keith
>>
>
>
> As you wish
>
> # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> #
> # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.5 ---
> #
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> alias snd-card-0 snd-card-opl3sa2
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-opl3sa2
> options snd-opl3sa2 fm_port=-1 midi_port=-1 port=0x538 wss_port=0x530
> isapnp=0 dma1=1 dma2=0 irq=5
> # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
>
> In order to allow alsaconf to configure my tecra I had to first load the
> opl3 module using modprobe. then alsa config found it with no problem and
> set up everything.
>
>
>
> good luck. I would still carry the tecra but both the built in and optional
> batteries no longer hold a charge.
>
>
Sorry for being a rock but how do you load the op13 module and then how
do I get this alsa to work?

Thanks,
Fred