!!!!!FIXED!!!No audio from Dell Latitude CPI using Puppy 4.2
!!!!!FIXED!!!No audio from Dell Latitude CPI using Puppy 4.2
I've been reviving an old laptop, dell latitude cpi with 300 p2.
I boot puppy from live cd. Haven't found a way to get the sound working. Alsa config doesn't seem to be up to the challenge.
Hoping there might be a patch or something to get it to configure the sound.
Warning: I'm ignorant to Linux. Technical words may hurt me.
I boot puppy from live cd. Haven't found a way to get the sound working. Alsa config doesn't seem to be up to the challenge.
Hoping there might be a patch or something to get it to configure the sound.
Warning: I'm ignorant to Linux. Technical words may hurt me.
Last edited by Eathray on Wed 16 Sep 2009, 14:31, edited 2 times in total.
Hi Earthray
there was a recent post about this, maybe you can try some of the suggestions...?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=330077
Aitch
there was a recent post about this, maybe you can try some of the suggestions...?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=330077
Aitch
thanks
Wow. You guys are clearly a good deal brighter than me. I used to think I was pretty bright because of how proficient I've become with Windows.
I do not understand 9/10's of what was said there, but I'll keep looking at it. One of the replies had some pretty straightforward directions I think I can follow.
thanks again.
I do not understand 9/10's of what was said there, but I'll keep looking at it. One of the replies had some pretty straightforward directions I think I can follow.
thanks again.
Hi I pm'd ttuuxxx about this, to see if his updated 214R might be better for you
He has added drivers, but also made a .pet for the new alsa [sound controller] which you could try also
214xx - 2 series latest updates - better for older pc's
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42553
alsa
http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/ ... 0-i386.pet
http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/ ... 0-i386.pet
good luck
PS: bookmark this
http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html
Aitch
He has added drivers, but also made a .pet for the new alsa [sound controller] which you could try also
214xx - 2 series latest updates - better for older pc's
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42553
alsa
http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/ ... 0-i386.pet
http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/ ... 0-i386.pet
good luck
PS: bookmark this
http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html
Aitch
A small step, Bios
Okay, so I made a first step:
I upgraded my bios from A03 to A12...
A terrifying experience with warnings throughout the process. What if there's a power failure? OMG! I can't take the pressure!
Success. No power failure. I did not accidently kick the power cord out. The thing practically did itself. Thank God Dell doesn't trust the user!
Okay, in a bit, I will reboot puppy and see what happens.
I upgraded my bios from A03 to A12...
A terrifying experience with warnings throughout the process. What if there's a power failure? OMG! I can't take the pressure!
Success. No power failure. I did not accidently kick the power cord out. The thing practically did itself. Thank God Dell doesn't trust the user!
Okay, in a bit, I will reboot puppy and see what happens.
Bios success but link access problem
I tried the two links to puppylinuxasia, but I do not have access. Now what do I do?
Puppy booted fine in the new bios, by the way. I haven't noticed much of a difference... maybe just a little faster boot time for both my systems, puppy and win2k.
Puppy booted fine in the new bios, by the way. I haven't noticed much of a difference... maybe just a little faster boot time for both my systems, puppy and win2k.
Is there a tool for this?
Somebody please tell me there's a tool, widget or utility that can help me fix this sound thing. Audio I believe is legacy with soundblaster drivers.
Step-by-step instructions would help too...
Step-by-step instructions would help too...
Best suggestion, if the version change/ alsa.pets don't help
pm tempestuous - it's his speciality
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/privms ... post&u=217
Aitch
pm tempestuous - it's his speciality
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/privms ... post&u=217
Aitch
downloaded files
So I downloaded the files using the default pup-get, which installed, and now it says to reboot. So here I go. I'm not sure what to expect on the other side.
not sure what to do next
I downloaded the files and rebooted. Not sure what to do now. don't really notice any difference. still no sound. should I run the utility again?
no progress
so I run alsaconfig again and like all the times before, it gets stuck trying to probe SB16 (SoundBlaster). Sits there and does nothing.
I downloaded the files and rebooted. Not sure what to do now. don't really notice any difference. still no sound. should I run the utility again?
threadSit Heel Speak wrote:Here's what works for me:cegil wrote:...but I don't know what to do or which/what to run
Download all three of the dot-pets provided above, then install them in the order shown below:
For each one, go
1. Right-click "Download" in the forum dialog box.
2. Open in New Tab.
3. A dialog box willl appear, titled "Opening alsa...pet"
--Left-click "Save it to disk," then "OK"
4. On the first one (choose ALSA-lib-1.0.12rc1.pet), do the following (not necessary on the two others):
--Click "Browse for other folders"
--Click "root" button, then "my-applications", then "Save" (if you are in 2.14 using the jwm windowmanager, you may have to drag the window up a bit to see the "Save" button).
5. On the second two (alsaconf-original.pet and ALSA-utils-1.0.12rc1.pet), just click Save, the dialog box will already point to /root/my-applications.
6. After you download all three, now open a Rox window, go to /root/my-applications, and left-click-and-install them in this order:
ALSA-lib-1.0.12rc1.pet
alsaconf-original.pet
ALSA-utils-1.0.12rc1.pet
7. Menu - Shutdown - Restart X Server.
8. Menu - Utility - rxvt and issue the command
fixmenus
9. Again do Menu - Shutdown - Restart X Server.
Now you can do Menu - Setup - ALSA sound wizard.
I've tried this on a P3 running 2.14 and a P4 running 2.15CE-Final (patched) and it works; the P3 had the can't-find-ESS1868-ISA-card issue, and this cures it. Please note that it does take a few seconds for the "Driver Selection" window to appear, if you don't have a PCI card and choose to "Probe ISA cards."
HTH,
SHS
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 400#110400
SHS had a different sound card, and the .pets maybe earlier?, but what he did, including 'fixmenus', should work for you.....
....then try the new alsa
If you run
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lspci
soundcards can be notoriously tricky as many different chipsets were used on the same cards
we need to know exactly what is being seen, if any, as to why its trying to load SB driver - that's a legacy ISA device I think??
post the output of lspci here
did you try the 214x9 by ttuuxxx?
I had a reply from him, -I think he believes sound will be ok, but he's not familiar with your PC and doesn't have one for testing, so, you are his guineapig tester...
Aitch
followed directions, still no sound
Okay, I followed the directions given to cecil, but no good. the alsaconfig behaved a little differently this time and went directly to asking if I wanted to probe legacy (as apposed to making me select it from a list), so it seems to know what it is now anyway, but still no sound.
I suppose I should ask, how long does it take to probe? It sat there for twenty minutes doing nothing, and the curser doesn't blink as if it were busy. It just seems to get stuck there. Is there a setting in the bios I need to change? there was talk of that in an earlier reply, but I didn't understand it.
Help!
I suppose I should ask, how long does it take to probe? It sat there for twenty minutes doing nothing, and the curser doesn't blink as if it were busy. It just seems to get stuck there. Is there a setting in the bios I need to change? there was talk of that in an earlier reply, but I didn't understand it.
Help!