Re: [OxLUG] DIsable onboard sound on my Laptop (Mandriva)

That's kind of what I ended up doing... all seems OK now

chrisc

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> From: oxlug-bounces@lists.oxlug.org
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> On Behalf Of Delcypher
> Sent: 06 January 2010 09:34
> To: Oxfordshire Linux User Group Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [OxLUG] DIsable onboard sound on my Laptop (Mandriva)
>
> It just occurred to me that you can probably configure ALSA to change
> to soundcard order so your external one get's used first.
>
> Have a read of http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/MultipleCards
>
> There is stuff detailing what you may want to do (How to choose a
> particular order for multiple installed cards)
>
> Unfortunately I have never really played much with ALSA so I can't
> really help much further.
>
> Good luck.
>
> 2010/1/5 Chris Crosskey <chris.crosskey@vicon.com>:
> > Many thanks to all who've responded, unfortunately nearly all at a
level
> > over my head.... :-(
> >
> > It's not in the BIOS, I've already checked there.
> >
> > I'll lookup the rmod command, I assume I need to do it in a console
with
> > root privileges...
> >
> > Hmm... what I'd like is for the machine to use the Soundblaster MP3
if
> > it's plugged in and not have sound at all if it isn't.... I think
I'm
> > using ALSA (certainly remember a lot of ALSA stuff getting loaded
when I
> > installed some music-making utilities that I'sd like to try (once I
get
> > the sound sorted out)
> >
> > It's a tad frustrating the way Amarok just lets you chose but
nothing
> > else does (though equally if I can find a way of scrubbing out the
VIA
> > then it'l;l be loads better...
> >
> > chrisc
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: oxlug-bounces@lists.oxlug.org
> > [mailto:oxlug-bounces@lists.oxlug.org]
> >> On Behalf Of Paul Hirst
> >> Sent: 04 January 2010 08:45
> >> To: Oxfordshire Linux User Group Discussion List
> >> Subject: Re: [OxLUG] DIsable onboard sound on my Laptop (Mandriva)
> >>
> >> On Thu, 2009-12-31 at 10:44 +0000, Dan Liew wrote:
> >>
> >> > as root. I have a feeling you will need to do more work than this
> > though
> >> > because I don't think you can remove a module if it's in use. So
you
> > may
> >> > need need to stop ALSA/OSS/PULSE daemon (depending on what sound
> > system
> >> > you use) before removing a module then start ALSA/OSS/PULSE
daemon
> > again
> >> > and experiment.
> >>
> >> If you can't disable it in the BIOS then blacklist the module. You
> > need
> >> to stick in a line in one of the files which modprobe uses which
says
> >> 'blacklist <modulename>'
> >>
> >> Where to stick this has changed over time. I'm sure it's
> >> been /etc/conf.modules and /etc/modules.conf in the past. On my
Ubuntu
> >> Karmic system you can create a new file in /etc/modprobe.d or use
one
> > of
> >> the existing blacklist files in there.
> >>
> >> That will make sure the module is never loaded so a reboot should
be
> >> enough to make sure it isn't used, and therefore your USB audio
device
> >> will hopefully be used instead.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14
3YP,
> >> United Kingdom.
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> >
> >
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