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satelliter74

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From: colorado

Registered: 2020-05-16

Posts: 4

driver for sound card not available

output of inxi -F

System:
  Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 4.19.0-6-686-pae i686 bits: 32 Console: tty 1
  Distro: Q4OS 3.11.1-n1
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Gateway product: Gateway 600YGR v: 3501244
  serial: 0029838262
  Mobo: Gateway model: Gateway 600YGR v: Rev 1.0 serial: N/A BIOS: Gateway
  v: 31.02.05 date: 09/16/2002
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 0% condition: 4.5/66.6 Wh (7%)
CPU:
  Topology: Single Core model: Mobile Intel Pentium 4 - M bits: 32 type: MCP
  L2 cache: 512 KiB
  Speed: 1200 MHz min/max: 1200/2200 MHz Core speed (MHz): 1: 1200
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RV200/M7 [Mobility Radeon 7500] driver: radeon v: kernel
  Display: server: X.org 1.20.4 driver: ati,radeon
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa tty: 80x25
  Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console for root.
Audio:
  Device-1: ESS ES1988 Allegro-1 driver: N/A
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-6-686-pae
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82801CAM PRO/100 VE Ethernet driver: e100
  IF: enp2s8 state: down mac: 00:e0:b8:52:df:92
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR5212/5213/2414 Wireless Network Adapter
  driver: ath5k
  IF: wlp7s0 state: up mac: 00:11:95:69:22:6b
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 37.26 GiB used: 3.38 GiB (9.1%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: IC25N040ATCS04-0 size: 37.26 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 35.69 GiB used: 3.36 GiB (9.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 766.0 MiB used: 28.8 MiB (3.8%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:
  Missing: Required tool sensors not installed. Check --recommends
Info:
  Processes: 133 Uptime: 3h 48m Memory: 683.3 MiB used: 266.5 MiB (39.0%)

Any help would be appreciated, would like a full functioning computer. Thanks.
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.32

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,989

Re: driver for sound card not available

I really don't know too much about audio issues but I found that device (ESS ES1988 Allegro-1) is supported by "open sound system" (oss) and searched apt for possibilities and found the package oss-compat, which might help (Don't sue me if I'm wrong, it was a link from the first hit on DDG search for "linux ESS ES1988 Allegro-1")

satelliter74

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From: colorado

Registered: 2020-05-16

Posts: 4

Re: driver for sound card not available

i found osspd, when reading description of oss-compat, maybe??

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,989

Re: driver for sound card not available

Worth a try, let us know if it makes any difference.

satelliter74

Member

From: colorado

Registered: 2020-05-16

Posts: 4

Re: driver for sound card not available

not sure what to do after installing packages? i am getting reaquainted with linux after a hiatus

satelliter74

Member

From: colorado

Registered: 2020-05-16

Posts: 4

Re: driver for sound card not available

plugged in usb creative soundblaster i forgot i had, got sound now. Yay!!

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,989

Re: driver for sound card not available

Not really solved but its good that you found a workaround.