Comment 14 for bug 47706

Hi, Danny

I want to try this, too, but what is "unblacklisting",
and how do I do it?

Thanks

Fern

--- Danny Staple <email address hidden> wrote:

> OTOH - Abbreviation for "On The Other Hand"..
>
> After unblacklisting, you might get away with simply
> inserting the module
> again, with no reboot. Try this on the command line:
> "modprobe nm256_audio"
>
> Then check dmesg.
>
> Cheers,
> Danny
>
> On 24/11/2007, pwii <email address hidden> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know what OTOH is...
> >
> > unblacklisting nm256, is that in
> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss
> > [nm256_audio]
> > ?
> >
> > I guess after unblacklisting I will need to
> reboot.
> >
> > Thx again -- Peter
> >
> >
> > On Nov 23, 2007 11:32 PM, Lee Revell
> <email address hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 23, 2007 5:07 PM, Peter Willaert
> <email address hidden> wrote:
> > > > Now that's quick! As far as I can see (I once
> had 5+ years of
> > > experience in
> > > > HP-UX, but that's 10 years ago, so please
> excuse me for unclarities)
> > the
> > > > same behaviour as reported in
> > > >
> > > >
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=209882
> > > >
> > > > that is:
> > > >
> > > > lspci reports the card/soundchip allright
> > > > dmesg report nm256 as being blacklisted,
> loading stopped?
> > > >
> > >
> > > OK. If this is the case then it looks like a
> different bug (the
> > > notorious old nm256 bug was that the system
> would reboot or lock up
> > > hard when loading the module). This OTOH is a
> "no sound" bug...
> > >
> > > Try un-blacklisting nm256 and see if that
> works...
> > >
> > > Lee
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > snd_nm256 module in dapper broken. Does not
> include oss sound module
> > nm256_audio
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47706
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> >
>
>
> --
> Danny Staple MBCS
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>
> --
> snd_nm256 module in dapper broken. Does not include
> oss sound module nm256_audio
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47706
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