My PC short description below: # uname -a Linux titan 2.6.12-std26-up-alt4 #1 Tue Aug 16 04:29:11 MSD 2005 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux # cat /etc/sisyphus-release ALT Linux Sisyphus (20050817) # lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2) 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) # rpm -q -a|grep alsa alsa-oss-1.0.9-alt2 alsa-firmware-1.0.9-alt1 alsa-tools-1.0.9-alt1 libalsaplayer-0.99.76-alt1.1.1 libalsa-1.0.9-alt3 alsa-utils-1.0.9a-alt2 alsa-plugins-1.0.9-alt1 kernel-source-alsa-1.0.9a-1.0.9a-alt1 kernel-modules-alsa-std26-up-1.0.9a-alt5.132620.4 Steps to Reproduce: 1. # alsaconf /etc/modules.conf: # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.5 --- alias char-major-116 snd alias char-major-14 soundcore 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-oss alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0 # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- 2. # alsamixer alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory 3. #service hotplug restart ... Sep 29 11:18:16 titan hal.hotplug[13493]: DEVPATH is not set (subsystem pci) Sep 29 11:18:17 titan pci.agent[13494]: missing kernel or user mode driver snd-intel8x0 Sep 29 11:18:17 titan hal.hotplug[13533]: DEVPATH is not set (subsystem pci) 4. lsmod Nothing related to audio modules 5. # modprobe snd-intel8x0 modprobe: Too deep recursion in module dependencies! modprobe: Circular dependency? Aborted Actual Results: No alsa module loaded (no device showed by KMix) Expected Results: Correct audio subsystem (alsa audio modules correctly loaded, a sound should be heard from dynamics)
http://wiki.sisyphus.ru/admin/Sound/ModuleLoadProblem
Just comment out lines in /etc/modutils.d/oss #above snd-pcm snd-mixer-oss #above snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss #above snd-seq-oss snd-pcm-oss such as for /etc/modules.conf #above snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss #above snd-intel8x0 snd-pcm-oss All works fine after reboot. Sorry for disturb, thanks to Mike Shigorin!