Kernel version 2.6.10-gentoo-r4 compiled module for the VIA82XX sound chipset fails. You have to load the module manually (modprobe SND-VIA82XX) or from the usual module autoload script for this to work. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Fails on bootup. i.e. doesn't load 2. 3. Expected Results: Should load on boot if compiled into kernel You have to load the module manually (modprobe SND-VIA82XX) or from the usual module autoload script for this to work. Previous kernel 2.6.9-gentoo-r13 is ok.
That is correct - if you do decide to build things as modules, you have to load them yourself. Or rely on some other utility to load them for you (e.g. modules.autoload.d). If you truly want the hardware driver to be automatically initialized, then you need to build it into the kernel (y) as opposed to as a module (m)
Response via email "After I compiled the kernel with the (Y) option i.e. built-in module for the sound chipset VIA82XX then I had the problem - no sound at all. When I compiled with the (M) option (where you have to load the module manually or put it in the script on bootup) everything worked properly. This bug is therefore still outstanding with the built-in SND-VIA82XX sound module in the Gentoo i686 dev-sources kernel 2.6.10-r4 just released."
Please post output of modprobe -c | grep -i via
After re-compiling the kernel again with the (Y) option set for the VIA82XX sound chipset, it decided to work. Very strange. I have compiled kernels many times before, but never seen this happen. Apologies to all if I made a mistake during my first compilation. Perhaps some other testing is required to make absolutely sure. As requested I have the output for modprobe -c | grep -i via using (Y) compliation first then (M) for the second compilation. bash-2.05b# modprobe -c | grep -i via alias pci:v00001106d00003050sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003051sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003057sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003074sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003147sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003177sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003227sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00008235sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro bash-2.05b# modprobe -c | grep -i via alias pci:v00001106d00003050sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003051sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003057sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003074sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003147sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003177sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003227sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00008235sv*sd*bc*sc*i* i2c_viapro alias pci:v00001106d00003058sv*sd*bc*sc*i* snd_via82xx alias pci:v00001106d00003059sv*sd*bc*sc*i* snd_via82xx
I have also got this problem, however it hasn't magically fixed itself yet :( Recently upgraded from a fully working 2.6.9-r13 to 2.6.10-r6 when although everything *looked* ok, no sound was coming from the card. Everything looks like it works; no sound application complains, alsamixer works fine, just no sound. I'm compiling the via82xx module into the kernel. (selecting 'Y') I'm using gcc-3.3.5-r1.
