No sound - asus x5dij

[performer2]

Hi folks,
I had exactly the same problem with my Asus
The solution: update alsa! Suse 11.1 comes with alsa version 1.0.17/18 - you need to update to 1.0.20 or higher.
So download here: ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/ (Download - AlsaProject)
Unpack: tar -xjf alsa-driver-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2
Run: ./configure && make && make install
Restart alsa or easy reboot system and u may become happy

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by performer2

I had exactly the same problem with my Asus
The solution: update alsa! Suse 11.1 comes with alsa version 1.0.17/18 - you need to update to 1.0.20 or higher.
So download here: ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/ (Download - AlsaProject)
Unpack: tar -xjf alsa-driver-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2
Run: ./configure && make && make install
Restart alsa or easy reboot system and u may become happy

Custom compiling can be a pain for new users. The openSUSE packager for alsa, who is also an alsa developer, has created a number of repositories with rpms with the latest version of alsa, including daily snapshots that are even more cutting edge than the most recent version of alsa. To update to the latest alsa version, via an rpm as opposed to a custom compile, one can go here for guidance: Alsa-update - openSUSE