Asus K50IN : No Sound No Graphic Driver - Page 3

Aroda · #21 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2009, 08:35

I tried this

Quote:

sax2 -r -l -m 0=vesa

and The GUI Has been retrieved.
what should I do Now

oldcpu · #22 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2009, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aroda

and The GUI Has been retrieved.
what should I do Now

OK, thats a good start.

You could now follow my advise for your sound, and get that working.

You could also go to the nVidia site and confirm they have a driver that works for your G102M nVidia card. I suspect the 185.18.36 may work if your openSUSE is a 32-bit install but I don't know for certain. That would take some surfing on my part to find out, and I'm not keen on doing that. You likely can determine that just as fast, if not faster than I.

There is guidance, for installing the proprietary nVidia Linux driver on openSUSE here: NVIDIA - openSUSE

.. but in truth, I think you should review our stickie which gives a lot of guidance for openSUSE installations for new users, as I suspect you will have more questions and many of them will be answered there: NEWBIES - Suse-11.1 Pre-installation – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums

Aroda · #23 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2009, 10:02

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... can you provide more very detailed information so a good recommendation can be given? For openSUSE-11.1, you can do that, with your laptop connected to the internet, by opening a gnome-terminal or a kde konsole and twice copy and paste the following into that terminal/konsole
Code:

Code:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

Run it the 1st time with root permissions. It will ask if you wish to do an update of the script. Select YES.

Then run it again (as either a regular user or as root). This time it will diagnose your PC's hardware and software configuration for audio, and it will post its output on the Internet/web. It will give you the URL of the web site. Please post that URL here. JUST the URL.

Also, please copy and paste the following commands one line at a time into a gnome-terminal or a konsole and post here the output:

Code:

    rpm -qa | grep alsa
    rpm -qa | grep pulse
    rpm -q libasound2
    uname -a
    cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

... with that information I may be able to make a recommendation.

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh
it give not to me any URL
-------

Code:

essam@linux-w0ix:~/Desktop> rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-oss-1.0.17-1.37
alsa-firmware-1.0.17-1.42
alsa-1.0.18-8.7
alsa-devel-1.0.18-8.7
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.18-6.12
alsa-plugins-1.0.18-6.12
alsa-utils-1.0.18-6.4

--

Code:

essam@linux-w0ix:~/Desktop> rpm -qa | grep pulse
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.12-9.6
libpulse-mainloop-glib0-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-utils-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-0.9.12-9.6
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.18-6.12
libpulse-browse0-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-0.9.12-9.6
libxine1-pulse-1.1.15-20.8
libpulsecore4-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-esound-compat-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-jack-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-0.9.12-9.6
pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.12-9.6
libpulse0-0.9.12-9.6

--

Code:

essam@linux-w0ix:~/Desktop> rpm -q libasound2
libasound2-1.0.18-8.7

--

Code:

essam@linux-w0ix:~/Desktop> uname -a
Linux linux-w0ix 2.6.27.7-9-pae #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

--

Code:

essam@linux-w0ix:~/Desktop> cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# RE4e.mQNzJnmSWRF:MCP79 High Definition Audio
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

.

oldcpu · #24 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2009, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aroda

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh
it give not to me any URL

Thanks , but I need that URL ! Its important !!

Was your PC connected to the internet when you ran it? Please, connect your PC to the Internet, and run it again. If it asks if you wish to share the information, select YES. It WILL give you a URL when it finishes.

If you can not get your PC connected to the Internet, then this will be VERY DIFFICULT. You can obtain the diagnostic file that way by typing

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh --no-upload

which will then put the information under /tmp/alsa-info.txt and you can then take that file and copy and paste it to a paste bin site pastebin - Type, paste, share. and pass the URL, but this is a long and difficult way to do it.

Just run:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

with your PC connected to the internet

Aroda · #25 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2009, 06:02

Hello
when I type

Code:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

in The Terminal Nothing happen
and I copy alsa-info.txt here
pastebin - alsa-info - post number 1541449

oldcpu · #26 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2009, 07:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aroda

Hello
when I type

Code:

/usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

in The Terminal Nothing happen
and I copy alsa-info.txt here
pastebin - alsa-info - post number 1541449

OK, thankyou for that. I note a 32-bit openSUSE-11.1 with the 2.6.27.7-9-pae kernel version and an ALC662 hardware audio codec. The script notes an ASUSTeK K50IN computer. Your PC has the 1.0.17/1.0.18 mix of alsa. I looked at your mixer settings and they looked ok, so I do not think this is a mixer problem.

I then searched the alsa web site for an ALC662 and I came up with this: Search results for ALC662 - AlsaProject

I note some updates in 1.0.18 and 1.0.20 of alsa, some of which were associated with an anomalous muting. I can not tell if any of those are relevant to your PC, but rather than waste time testing, I recommend you update to alsa-1.0.20 using the guide here: Alsa-update - openSUSE Note you must send 6 zypper commands and not 3. For some reasons users only send 3, and I can not figure out why. The first 3 commands are sent independant of your kernel version. The second 3 commands are specific to your kernel version. Note your PC, according to the script, has a 2.6.27.7-9-pae kernel version. However before updating, check your kernel version again (with "uname -a" ) because there is a 2.6.27.29 kernel update in the official openSUSE Update repository, and that will affect the rpms you install. You also MUST reboot after that update, and test your sound.

If the user-space alsa updates suggested above do not work, one can also try installing even more cutting edge (essentially daily (or momentary) snapshot packages from the upstream GIT trees). There is guidance here for that Alsa-update-snapshot - openSUSE . Again, you must send 6 zypper commands and not 3. You must again reboot after that update and test your sound.

If that does not work, please advise, because it is also possible to force the boot configuration of your Asus 501N sound configuration of alsa. One does that by forcing a model option specific to the ALC662 in the /etc/modprobe.d/sound file. There is a list in the HD-Audio-Models.txt file, where I copied the ALC662 list here:

Code:

ALC662/663
==========
  3stack-dig	3-stack (2-channel) with SPDIF
  3stack-6ch	 3-stack (6-channel)
  3stack-6ch-dig 3-stack (6-channel) with SPDIF
  6stack-dig	 6-stack with SPDIF
  lenovo-101e	 Lenovo laptop
  eeepc-p701	ASUS Eeepc P701
  eeepc-ep20	ASUS Eeepc EP20
  ecs		ECS/Foxconn mobo
  m51va		ASUS M51VA
  g71v		ASUS G71V
  h13		ASUS H13
  g50v		ASUS G50V
  asus-mode1	ASUS
  asus-mode2	ASUS
  asus-mode3	ASUS
  asus-mode4	ASUS
  asus-mode5	ASUS
  asus-mode6	ASUS
  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)

.... but more on that later (I can explain later how to apply those model options, one by one). For now, try updating alsa.

smile-smiley · #27 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2009, 09:11

Hello,

Thanks a lot. I had the same problem with a P5N7A-VM Asus including a MCP79 High Definition Audio.
I just followed what you say :
1- run "alsa-info.sh" and find that I have a Realtek ALC1200 hardware audio codec
2- go to Search results - AlsaProject and find that v1.0.20 alsa fix some problems
3- run the 6 zypper commands as said here : Alsa-update - openSUSE to update alsa

Then reboot and I have sound again.

Perfect ! Thank you !

oldcpu · #28 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2009, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by smile-smiley

Hello,

Thanks a lot. I had the same problem with a P5N7A-VM Asus including a MCP79 High Definition Audio.
I just followed what you say :
1- run "alsa-info.sh" and find that I have a Realtek ALC1200 hardware audio codec
2- go to Search results - AlsaProject and find that v1.0.20 alsa fix some problems
3- run the 6 zypper commands as said here : Alsa-update - openSUSE to update alsa

Then reboot and I have sound again.

Perfect ! Thank you !

Great - glad to read its working for you.

I'm struggling a bit with a couple of users who are new to Linux, and what normally takes me a maxium of 10 minutes (including download, reboot and test time) if I am sitting in front of the PC, is take many days, as I struggle to teach some Linux basics in addition to teaching how to fix the audio.

Its nice to read a success story to help raise the sagging spirits.

Knurpht · #29 (**permalink**) 25-Aug-2009, 15:04

SOLUTION for your NVIDIA GPU:
Since this is one of the newer NVIDIA's, you will need to install the latest beta driver. Please follow instructions below and you will end up with a full blast of NVIDIA power: 3D and all.

Start the Software installer and make sure you have the pattern 'Linux Kernel Development' installed.

Open a terminal window and issue following commands:

mkdir NVIDIA-driver
-Creates a folder 'NVIDIA-driver' in your homedir.

cd NVIDIA-driver
-Makes you enter the 'NVIDIA-driver' folder.

wget ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...90.25-pkg1.run
-Downloads the latest beta driver from NVIDIA

Now logout of your desktop back to the login screen. At the graphic login screen, hit Ctrl-Alt-F1. This brings you to the console, with a text based login. Login with username and password. Now issue the following commands to install and configure the driver. You will be prompted for your rootpassword on all the 'su -c' commands. but that's for your own security.

cd ~/NVIDIA-driver
-Enter the folder where driver installer was downloaded.

su -c 'init 3'
-Change runlevel to 3: no X-server (so no graphic desktop)

su -c 'sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.25-pkg1.run -q'
-Starts the driver installer. Accept the licence and confirm all steps. The driver will be built and installed. After it finishes succesfully, you'll have to tell the X-server to use it:

su -c 'cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf .'
-Make a copy of the working xorg.conf to the NVIDIA-driver folder.

su -c 'sax2 -r -m0=nvidia'
-This starts sax2. It may take a while to start. At the screen you will see, click 'Change configuration'. In the next screen you will see your card, though it may not have the proper name. In the properties you can set NoLogo and RenderAccel, by just clicking the mentioned options. Check screen resolution. Click OK, Save. And exit.
Now you're back in the console screen. The last command exits you from the console and starts the X-server:

su -c 'init 5 && exit'

Full 3D and all desktop effects from here on.

Good luck

sergeyopensuse · #30 (**permalink**) 23-Sep-2009, 12:42

Hello.
I have installed NVIDIA driver according to this recipe, but I have now six screens instead of one. Could somebody send "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file? Or maybe you have some ideas?

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