Comment 17 for bug 47706

Thanks, Danny

Well, too Linux-techy for me, still. I will wait for
an automatic solution in one of the updates, if ever
one comes. In the meantime, back to Windows.

It doesn't affect me all that much, as I have other
machines, and Ubuntu was an enthusiastic attempt on my
part at Linux. I know Linux is supposed to be worked
on by the community, but even its operation requires
the user to be too techy (The Terminal).

This sound difficulty with the NeoMagic hardware is
old, and it seems to be a condition rather than a
problem.

Maybe, one day.

Thanks, Danny

Fern

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

> Hi Fern,
>
> As the poster pwii mentioned, you need to remove the
> entry (or comment out)
> in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss.
>
> You should note that as Lee Revell mentioned, this
> module could potentially
> lead to system lock ups - have a rescue CD handy to
> add the module back into
> the blacklist if it does not work.
>
> Cheers,
> Danny
>
> On 24/11/2007, fern <email address hidden> wrote:
> >
> > 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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> > >
> > >
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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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> > snd_nm256 module in dapper broken. Does not
> include oss sound module
> > nm256_audio
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47706
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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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