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Title: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 06, 2026, 05:45:13 AM
hello there

Is there a program that i can download that will get my sound bus working on the mother board please?

Thanks
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 08:18:13 AM
Is there a program that i can download that will get my sound bus working on the mother board please?

alsa - be sure to read the info file
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 08:46:32 AM
Is there a program that i can download that will get my sound bus working on the mother board please?

alsa - be sure to read the info file

So alsa is the name of the program i need to download and install right?

is it tce-load -wi or -wil or -wo (or something ells) followed by alsa?

Thanks
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 08:56:46 AM
Yes, alsa - use the apps gui to view the alsa info file, download and load it - the icon at the bottom of the screen that looks like a screw head with a blue arrow.
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 09:27:53 AM
Yes, alsa - use the apps gui to view the alsa info file, download and load it - the icon at the bottom of the screen that looks like a screw head with a blue arrow.

OK I have found the apps program thanks and found alsa; but there are loads of them! please see list bellow

alsa-config.tcz   
alsa-dev.tczalsaqual.tcz
alsa-modules-6.18.2-tinycore (X2)
alsa-oss.tcz
alsa-oss-dev.tcz
alsa-plugings.tcz
alsa.tcz
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 09:38:58 AM
Try first with alsa.tcz
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 10:08:53 AM
Try first with alsa.tcz
OK I think it downloaded? but there is no icon for it on the desk top and "alsa.tcz" in the terminal dose nothing either!
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 10:37:10 AM
alsa just enables sound, you need additional packages to play sound.

Does this give anything:
Code: [Select]
aplay -l
If not reboot your machine and then:
Code: [Select]
tce-load -i alsa-config
tce-load -i alsa
aplay -l
speaker-test -c2 -t wav -l1
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 11:11:16 AM
alsa just enables sound, you need additional packages to play sound.

Does this give anything:
Code: [Select]
aplay -l
dose not work!

If not reboot your machine and then:
Code: [Select]
tce-load -i alsa-config
tce-load -i alsa
aplay -l
speaker-test -c2 -t wav -l1
The first code bring me to a screen that i can not input the rest of it below
please see attachment
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 11:33:58 AM
dose not work!
This is not helpful for troubleshooting, you need to report exactly what error message was given.

It looks like you entered "tce-ab" instead of "tce-load -i alsa-config"

You can use the apps gui to load the extensions as long as you load alsa-config before alsa.
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 11:47:29 AM
dose not work!
This is not helpful for troubleshooting, you need to report exactly what error message was given.

It looks like you entered "tce-ab" instead of "tce-load -i alsa-config"

You can use the apps gui to load the extensions as long as you load alsa-config before alsa.

That is what i did type, but now its doing nothig at all. please see attachments
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 11:55:02 AM
"aplay -l" is a command provided by the alsa extension so, if the alsa extension is not loaded, the aplay command will not be available.

As said before, reboot and then open a terminal window and enter the following:
Code: [Select]
tce-load -i alsa-config
tce-load -i alsa
aplay -l
speaker-test -c2 -t wav -l1

Also, there is no need to use screenshots, you can copy and paste the text into your browser. In linux to copy and paste, highlight the text you want to copy and then paste it with the middle mouse button (or by simultaneously pressing the left and right mouse buttons if you don't have a middle button).
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 12:33:35 PM
"aplay -l" is a command provided by the alsa extension so, if the alsa extension is not loaded, the aplay command will not be available.

As said before, reboot and then open a terminal window and enter the following:
Code: [Select]
tce-load -i alsa-config
tce-load -i alsa
aplay -l
speaker-test -c2 -t wav -l1

Also, there is no need to use screenshots, you can copy and paste the text into your browser. In linux to copy and paste, highlight the text you want to copy and then paste it with the middle mouse button (or by simultaneously pressing the left and right mouse buttons if you don't have a middle button).

OK tried it again! copy and paste not working no middle mouse button only a roller. pressing the two buttons together only paste into the terminal


please see attachment
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: Juanito on June 07, 2026, 12:54:04 PM
It very clearly says "alsa-config not found" and yet you carried on going...

The members of the forum here are happy to help beginners who make an effort to understand and make an effort to find things out for themselves when they don't understand - either by searching the forum or using google. You appear to be doing neither.

If you don't start to make an effort to understand we will block you from posting.
Title: Re: drivers/ program for sound
Post by: JunkYard on June 07, 2026, 01:10:17 PM
It very clearly says "alsa-config not found" and yet you carried on going...
So it wont work at all then!