Slackware 9

Works after installation but in slackware you have to put the buffer all the way to the top to stop skipping (refering to arts).

Slackware 9.1

Alsa is included with slackware 9.1 and if you don’t configure it, it will not work out of the box. You need to run

#alsaconfto detect the card, however, after a new kernel is recompiled with alsa support and the intel module alsa will not work with the older kernels. just uninstall the alsa-driver, alsa-libs, alsa-oss and alsa-utils packages and reinstall them. Run

#alsaconfagain and sound will work. Don’t forget to disable arts in KDE (control center > sound) and run

#alsamixer to adjust volume and unmute channels.

for alsa to work correctly with kernel 2.6.2 and kde 3.2.0 i recommend updating to alsa version 1.0.2c (driver, lib, utils and oss) and update arts to 1.4. firstly compile alsa and sound support as modules. or try:

#modinfo soundcore
#modinfo snd-intel8x0 to see if the modules exist. to compile the alsa drivers extract the file and enter the folder, from here type:

#./configure --with-cards=intel8x0 --with-sequencer=yes;make;make installthen compile alsa-lib, alsa-utils and alsa-oss by entering their directories and typing:

#./configure;make;make installtype:

#chmod g+rw /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/midito be able to access these devices as a user. now insert the modules:

#modprobe snd-intel8x0; modprobe snd-pcm-oss; modprobe snd-mixer-oss; modprobe snd-seq-ossuse alsamixer to unmute channels and then save the settings. sound should now be available all round; xine, xmms, kde and more.

Now enter these values into /etc/modules.conf:

#ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0

#card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-ossthis will load the modules on each boot. in the sound system panel, use alsa instead of oss or threaded oss as it used less resources. for more indepth details and further instructions click here.

Slackware 10

Sound works but conflicts with the intel8×0m modem module. simply add intel8×0m to the /etc/hotplug/blacklist file for sound to function correctly. if you experience other problems make sure to read the notes from the slackware 9.1 sound section.

Slackware 10.1 - 10.2

Please follow the directions above for slackware 9.1. the kernel must be recompiled before the sound will work without any glitches