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L4T3NCY

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Registered: 2006-09-06

Posts: 12

Module Questions on EEE 900 with kernel-eee

Hello everyone,

I have attempted to install Arch on my EEE several times. Each time the laptop ended up operational but not perfect. So this time I'm aiming for a complete and proper install with some help .

I am running Arch on my Asus EEE 900 laptop with toofishes' custom kernel-eee on a SD card. I'm having trouble setting up some of my hardware (ie. wifi sound) because I am still confused as what and how modules work.

In my Rc.conf I have module auto load disabled and my module selection is empty

hwdetect --modules

MODULES=(mac80211)

modprobe -l displays a long list of modules in /lib/modules/2.6.28ee/kernel/...

Questions:
•I'm under the impression a custom kernel such as the one I'm using should come with all the necessary modules. Is this correct?
•How can I tell what modules I need to place in my rc.conf?
•Can some one share their rc.conf if they are running on EEE 900?

josomebody

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Registered: 2008-06-20

Posts: 190

Re: Module Questions on EEE 900 with kernel-eee

I'm using the stock kernel, but here's my modules:

MODULES=(!atl2 ath5k !ath_hal !ath_pci !wlan snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore)

And everything works fine. Hopefully that helps some.

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L4T3NCY

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Registered: 2006-09-06

Posts: 12

Re: Module Questions on EEE 900 with kernel-eee

Thanks josomebody, I might switch over to the stock kernel if I don't get kernel-eee working soon.

I enabled module auto load in rc.conf and got wifi working but sound still does not work.

lsmod gives me
ipv6
ath5k
mac80211
cfg80211

I do not see any sound modules being loaded. The custom kernel should contain them right?

looking at the modprobe -l list I spot some sound modules but activating them does not fix my sound problem.
they were...

snd-usb-lib
snd-usb-audio
snd-seq-midi
snd-rawmidi

I got gnome-alsamixer and mplayer to test if my sound was working or not. Anyone got any idea how to get my sound working?

bender02

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-02-04

Posts: 1,328

Re: Module Questions on EEE 900 with kernel-eee

afaik toofishes' kernel is for 700-series of eee's. I think you're better off with the stock kernel (or your own), the hardware is not the same.

josomebody

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Registered: 2008-06-20

Posts: 190

Re: Module Questions on EEE 900 with kernel-eee

[jo:~]$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_seq_oss            31872  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      8192  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                49968  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          8332  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hda_intel         411956  0 
snd_hwdep               9092  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss            40320  0 
snd_pcm                70020  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              21384  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         10120  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss          16512  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd                    50852  9 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore               8160  1 snd

Have you installed alsa-lib and alsa-utils? I also have alsa-oss just for some stuff I use, but is probably helpful too. Also, maybe you already know this, but you need to turn up 'front' in alsamixer to get the volume up. The way mine's set up this controls the speakers and headphones.

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josomebody

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Registered: 2008-06-20

Posts: 190

Re: Module Questions on EEE 900 with kernel-eee

And yeah, pretty much everything works perfectly with the stock kernel. Lost my two-finger drag with 2.6.28, but gained synaptics support. But in general, all the hardware works great.

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