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jp734:
I installed CorePlus and could not get my sound card working [ RealTek ALC298 ]

The only time I can get it to work is if I install "original-modules-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz" and execute "sudo alsactl init" on terminal. If not installed, the only audio card recognized is the nvidia. The problem is once the modules are installed and I reboot the laptop, I don't get a desktop. I only get a black screen with "x" cursor

Juanito:
It sounds like your machine has both hdmi sound and speakers?

If this is the case, you could try this from a console prompt:
--- Code: ---tce-load -i graphics-KERNEL
tce-load -i alsa-config
tce-load -i alsa
aplay -l
--- End code ---

On my laptop, most of the time "aplay -l" shows that hdmi sound is the default alsa device and the speakers are an alternative alsa device.

In addition, on my laptop the sound comes up muted and alsamixer needs to be used to un-mute it.

jp734:
Thanks for the reply Juanito

I did "tce-load -i graphics-KERNEL" and this installed two files: i2c and graphics 6.18.2-tinycore.tcz. It did make the sound work but it also did not give me a desktop screen after reboot. I got the same black screen with X cursor when I got the sound working after I installed "original-modules-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz"

Laptop is Thinkpad P51 with hybrid graphics (intel/nvidia)

Rich:
Hi jp734

--- Quote from: jp734 on June 01, 2026, 09:13:44 PM --- ... The only time I can get it to work is if I install "original-modules-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz" ...
--- End quote ---
Don't do that. You basically installed every driver available whether
you need them or not. I suspect one or more drivers are causing a conflict.

Place these lines in order at the top of your onboot.lst file:

--- Code: ---graphics-KERNEL.tcz
alsa-config.tcz
alsa.tcz
--- End code ---

If any of the following are listed further down in your onboot.lst file, remove them:

--- Code: ---original-modules-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz
graphics-KERNEL.tcz  or graphics-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz
alsa-config.tcz
alsa.tcz
--- End code ---

Then reboot. Use that as a starting point.

If you're still having problems, try adding  thinkpad-acpi-KERNEL.tcz  to
the top of your onboot.lst file, like this:

--- Code: ---thinkpad-acpi-KERNEL.tcz
graphics-KERNEL.tcz
alsa-config.tcz
alsa.tcz
--- End code ---

Then reboot again.

jp734:
Rich

I placed these on top of onboot.lst and reboot. Got black screen and "X" cursor in the middle of the screen

--- Code: ---graphics-KERNEL
alsa-config.tcz
alsa.tcz

--- End code ---

I then added below and rebooted. Also got black screen with "X" cursor in the middle of the screen

--- Code: ---thinkpad-acpi-KERNEL.tcz
graphics-KERNEL
alsa-config.tcz
alsa.tcz

--- End code ---

On both scenarios, I did CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to drop to prompt and executed both aplay -l and alsamixer in which both showed the sound card active. Below is my current onboot.lst with the thinkpad-acpi-KERNEL and graphics-KERNEL removed so I can have a desktop

--- Code: ---alsa-config.tcz
alsa.tcz
firmware-audio.tcz
firmware-i915.tcz
firmware-intel.tcz
firmware-atheros.tcz
firmware-ipw2100.tcz
firmware-ipw2200.tcz
firmware-iwimax.tcz
firmware-iwl8000.tcz
firmware-iwl9000.tcz
firmware-iwlwifi.tcz
firmware-marvel.tcz
firmware-myri10ge.tcz
firmware-netxen.tcz
firmware-openfwwf.tcz
firmware-ralinkwifi.tcz
firmware-rtlwifi.tcz
firmware-ti-connectivity.tcz
firmware-ueagle-atm.tcz
firmware-vxge.tcz
firmware-zd1211.tcz
firmware-chelsio.tcz
firmware-intel_e100.tcz
firmware-rtl_nic.tcz
firmware-tigon.tcz
firmware-intel.tcz
Xvesa.tcz
aterm.tcz
flwm_topside.tcz
flwm.tcz
wbar.tcz
icewm.tcz
jwm.tcz
fluxbox.tcz
hackedbox.tcz
openbox.tcz
tc-install-GUI.tcz
kmaps.tcz
wifi.tcz
iw.tcz
pciutils.tcz
ezremaster.tcz
alsa-oss.tcz
alsa-plugins.tcz
apulse.tcz
pulseaudio.tcz
pavucontrol.tcz
alsaequal.tcz
alsa-modules-.tcz
alsa-modules-6.18.2-tinycore.tcz
--- End code ---

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