Error inserting snd_hda_intel

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Sound was working after update from 10.3 to 11.0 and then somethin happened …
FATAL: Error inserting snd_hda_intel (/lib/modules/2.6.25.16-0.1-pae/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
sh: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/HDA Intel/new_id: No such file or directory

alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
alsa-firmware-1.0.16-24.1
alsa-devel-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-1.0.16-39.1
libpulse0-0.9.10-26.5
libasound2-1.0.16-39.1

Linux king 2.6.25.16-0.1-pae #1 SMP 2008-08-21 00:34:25 +0200 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=auto

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Thanks for that script output.

That looks incomplete, as it is not consistent with your script output. I note from the script:

Alsa driver: 1.0.18rc3        
Alsa lib: 1.0.16        
Alsa utils: 1.0.16

which suggests your driver is not of the same version as your utils which could contribute to this problem.

What did you do to bring this about?

I recommend you resolve this discrepancy first, and then go about trying to restore your sound.

If you decide to bring all your alsa apps up to 1.0.18RC3 of alsa, then there is guidance here: Alsa-update - openSUSE

The above recommends you look at dmesg. Did you notice anything in dmesg?

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I suspect that this discrepancy is the result of having installed a Linuxant driver for an HSF modem via their installer script. I know, a bad idea. I knew better. I should not have done it. I had removed the HSFmodem RPM which it had installed but seems something is still lingering. I agree, I must resolve this first.
As you point out, the following shows the discrepancy …
robert@king:~> cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.18rc3.
Compiled on Oct 1 2008 for kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-pae (SMP).
robert@king:~> rpm -qa alsa*
alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
alsa-firmware-1.0.16-24.1
alsa-driver-kmp-pae-1.0.16.20081002_2.6.25.16_0.1-2.1
alsa-devel-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-tools-1.0.16-47.1
alsa-1.0.16-39.1

As an attempt to resolve, I followed the procedure at Alsa-update - openSUSE
But the discrepancy remains and my RPM DB still has ALSA at 1.0.16. So I then deleted all the ALSA packages and installed again via YaST2. Now the snd-hda-intel module loads and sound is normal. However, cat /proc/asound/version is still showing Version 1.0.18rc3.

I thank you, oldcpu, for helping me and setting me on the right course by spotting the discrepancy. The problem would seem to be resolved. But I would like to straighten out /proc/asound/version. This may come back to bite me.

Let’s see what happens after a re-boot.
Thanks again.

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After re-boot, sound is still normal and the discrepancy remains.

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What is the output now of
rpm -qa | grep alsa

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robert@king:~> rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-tools-1.0.16-47.1
alsa-driver-kmp-pae-1.0.16.20081002_2.6.25.16_0.1-2.1
alsa-firmware-1.0.16-24.1
alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
alsa-devel-1.0.16-39.1

and …

robert@king:~> cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.18rc3.
Compiled on Oct 2 2008 for kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-pae (SMP).

The date stamp is interesting. I did not explicitly compile anything today. That Linuxant installer may have done something the other day.

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This is why.

You still have a mix of 1.0.16 and 1.0.18rc3.

1.0.16.20081002_2.6.25.16_0.1-2.1 is actually 1.0.18.rc3. The “20081002” indicated it was built on 2-Oct-2008, and I happen to know via email exchange with the packager (or someone working with the packager) that rpms in that server are built from the latest release candidate alsa (in this case 1.0.18.rc3).

If you have alsa-1.0.16-39.1 (provided with the openSUSE CD/DVD) I believe you could remove alsa-driver-kmp-pae-1.0.16.20081002_2.6.25.16_0.1-2.1 with no impact, if you so desired. Or if your PC’s sound works, you could simply leave “well enough alone” and not change any rpms.

Good luck!

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OK. I have removed alsa-driver-kmp-pae. Sound is still playing nicely.
Thank you for helping me. Without your help I was stymied. Everything that I had tried had been for naught.