Linux Errors and ALSA

[potissimus]

Hello again anandtech gurus. I have yet another problem for you to help me solve. I have a Via 8233 soundcard (built in w/ motherboard) and needed a sound driver. I tried to configure it with ALSA and got as far as adding the text to my modules.conf. However, whenever I try to do a modprobe (or lsmod, etc...) i get the error:

bash: modprobe: command not found

Also (don't know if this is related), when I try to run "alsamixer", to unmute, I get the same error:

bash: alsamixer: command not found

Also (if this is related at all...) i get the following error when trying to run "aumix":

aumix: error opening mixer

I've installed all the necessary rpms and have reinstalled modutils but I still get the same error. Im using RedHat 8.0 and have the mp3 plugin for XMMS. Please let me know if there is any other information that could help in finding a solution. Thanks in advance.

 

[rahvin]

The binaries aren't in your path, type the whole path to them (you have to be logged in as root to use modpobe).

 

[n0cmonkey]

Try su - instead of su.

 

[Bremen]

to clarify, thats 'su -' instead of just 'su'

(might want to make that a tad more obvious n0c ;0)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Bremen
to clarify, thats 'su -' instead of just 'su'

(might want to make that a tad more obvious n0c ;0)

Probably... 😛

 

[Bremen]

but that would take away your fun, wouldn't it? :0)

 

[potissimus]

actually, i tried all that 🙁 Even when I navigate to /sbin/ (where modprobe is) under root, I still get the same error. Any other ideas? 😕

EDIT: Sorry guys, false alarm. I was trying to do multitask and didn't read all the posts fully 😱 Everything is working now, THANK YOU 😀

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Bremen
but that would take away your fun, wouldn't it? :0)

Thats not it at all, this time. Just wasnt thinking when I posted. I usually try and atleast italicize commands.

 

[Abzstrak]

actually, i tried all that Even when I navigate to /sbin/ (where modprobe is) under root, I still get the same error. Any other ideas?

Is . in your path? if not you need to include that even if you cd to the directory.