RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL kernel breaks sound for me... (again!)

[Gary Gatling]

I forgot to mention...

If you need any files off the box or even the kernel modules or whatever 
to run through a debugger just let me know what files you need if that 
helps.

Cheers,

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Gary Gatling wrote:

>
> I am also seeing problems. I logged into a Precision 380 running
> 2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp (32 bit install)
>
> I did a kernel upgrade to
>
> 2.6.9-42.0.10.ELsmp
>
> Now sound is broken after the upgrade. :(
>
> dkms prints a bunch of "dots" on the console as its booting into the new
> kernel. It says
>
> snd-hda-intel (1.0.6p): Installing module.
> Followed by the dots.
>
> I have:
>
> snd-hda-intel-1.0.6p-9dkms
> dkms-2.0.5-1
>
> rpms installed.
>
> I'd like to know how sound can work with this "dkms" stuff when it doesn't
> work correctly? Can you guys make a "snd-hda-intel" rpm that will work
> correctly? It used to be that you didn't even need to install any special
> rpm for sound to work. Then one day it just broke with no explination of
> why we sudenly needed to go back to this dkms hell.
>
> There is no reference to snd-azx in the /etc/modprobe.conf file.
>
> People regulary email me off list to ask me about sound problems on the
> precision 380. Every few weeks. I think you guys need to work harder to
> fix this bug.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 John_Hull at dell.com wrote:
>
>> Can you look at your /etc/sysconfig/hwconf file, and see if there are
>> any references to snd-azx?
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Robert Berlinger [mailto:rnb at aecom.yu.edu]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:09 PM
>> To: Hull, John
>> Cc: linux-precision-Lists
>> Subject: Re: RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL kernel breaks sound for me...
>> (again!)
>>
>>
>> Any other suggestions John?  I'm still not getting consistent sound.  I
>> just rebooted into the new 2.6.9-42.0.10.ELsmp kernel and no sound.
>> lsmod shows snd_azx is loaded.  How can I prevent it from loading as you
>> recommend?  (And why is it loading if it's the wrong module?)
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On 2/22/2007 11:54 AM, Robert Berlinger wrote:
>>
>> 	There's nothing in /etc/modprobe.conf referencing snd_azx.
>> Here's my modprobe.conf:
>>
>>
>> 	alias scsi_hostadapter ahci
>> 	alias eth0 tg3
>> 	alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
>> 	options snd-card-0 index=0
>> 	install snd-hda-intel /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
>> snd-hda-intel && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>> 	remove snd-hda-intel { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1
>> || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-hda-intel
>> 	alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
>> 	alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
>>
>> 	Anywhere else I should be looking?  Also, just reverting back to
>> the .3.EL kernel gets the sound back, so that doesn't seem to me to be a
>> modprobe issue.  Thanks.
>>
>> 	On 2/22/2007 11:30 AM, John_Hull at Dell.com wrote:
>>
>> 		You need to make sure that the snd_azx module doesn't
>> get loaded, as it conflicts with snd-hda-intel. Check to verify that
>> there are no references to snd-azx in the /etc/modprobe.conf file, and
>> if there are, change them to snd-hda-intel
>>
>>
>> 		-----Original Message-----
>> 		From: linux-precision-bounces at dell.com on behalf of
>> Robert Berlinger
>> 		Sent: Thu 2/22/2007 10:10 AM
>> 		To: linux-precision-Lists
>> 		Subject: RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL kernel breaks sound for
>> me... (again!)
>>
>> 		I was wondering why it was so quiet in my office :-).  I
>> have a
>> 		Precision 380 running RHEL 4, up to date with patches.
>> If I revert to
>> 		the 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL kernel sound works fine.  On
>> 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL (SMP or
>> 		no SMP) I get no sound.  If I do a "dmesg | grep snd" on
>> .8.EL kernel, I
>> 		get the following errors:
>>
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_bus_new
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_bus_new
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_build_pcms
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_build_pcms
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_codec_new
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_codec_new
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_queue_unsol_event
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_queue_unsol_event
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_suspend
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_suspend
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_resume
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_resume
>> 		snd_azx: disagrees about version of symbol
>> snd_hda_build_controls
>> 		snd_azx: Unknown symbol snd_hda_build_controls
>>
>>
>> 		I have snd-hda-intel-1.0.6p-9dkms installed, along with
>> dmks-2.0.5-1.
>> 		Suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 	--
>> 	Robert N. Berlinger
>> 	Manager, Network Technology and Security
>> 	Albert Einstein College of Medicine
>>
>>
>> --
>> Robert N. Berlinger
>> Manager, Network Technology and Security
>> Albert Einstein College of Medicine
>>
>
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Gary Gatling      | ITECS Systems
ITECS, BOX 7901   | Technology Support Analyst
NCSU, Raleigh, NC | Email: gsgatlin at eos.ncsu.edu
27695-7901        | Phone: (919) 513-4572 (5B Page Hall)