the output of lsmod is attached, also /etc/modules.conf. soundcore is there, as is sound (they weren't earlier, but are now), but what's next on the list of what i need? i'm just fumbling here. thanks for your patience. dan >derek writes: >Then it sounds like you're missing a module. Maybe sound-core? >"dan moylan" writes: >>grep snd_card_new /proc/ksyms produces zip. >> >>derek writes: >> >>>Either some other required module or you compiled against the >>>wrong kernel headers... >> >>>What happens if you: >>> grep snd_card_new /proc/ksyms >> >>>"dan moylan" writes: >> >>>>well, i installed alsa and the appropriate driver appears to be >>>>snd-cs46xx.o. as root i did >>>> >>>> depmod -a >>>> >>>>then tried >>>> >>>> insmod snd-cs46xx.o >>>> >>>>and got a whole bunch of unresolved dependencies >>>> >>>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/sound/pci/cs46xx/snd-cs46xx.o: unresolved symbol snd_card_new_R5c7325aa >>>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/sound/pci/cs46xx/snd-cs46xx.o: unresolved symbol snd_rawmidi_set_ops_Rd3134e9b >>>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/sound/pci/cs46xx/snd-cs46xx.o: unresolved symbol snd_free_pci_pages_Rae27138a >>>> >>>>etc, etc. >>>> >>>>i'm obviously missing something crucial, maybe some other required >>>>module? >>>> >>>>tia, >>>>dan >>>> >>>>derek atkins writes: >>>> >>>>>install alsa? >>>> >>>>>"dan moylan" writes: >>>> >>>>>>having recently acquired an ibm 600e thinkpad, and installed >>>>>>rh7.3, i tried to configure the sound, using sndconfig. >>>>>> >>>>>>the probe announced that the sound card was cirrus logic cs4610, >>>>>>soundfusion audio accelerator, and it wasn't supported. >>>>>> >>>>>>any suggestions as to where i go from here?