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You can have the driver version with <code>cat /proc/sound4exp/version</code> | You can have the driver version with <code>cat /proc/sound4exp/version</code> | ||
| − | === General === | + | ===General=== |
If you are stuck with the message "Disconnecting sound4exp1 driver..." or "Unloading sound4exp1 driver...", you should try the followings: | If you are stuck with the message "Disconnecting sound4exp1 driver..." or "Unloading sound4exp1 driver...", you should try the followings: | ||
| − | # Remove the driver, so it won't be loaded at next boot : <code>sudo rm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.ko</code> If the kernel has also been updated, the next reboot will be on a different kernel, so you will have to redo this and reboot, or you may delete all installed versions with <code>sudo rm /lib/modules/*/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.ko</code> | + | #Remove the driver, so it won't be loaded at next boot : <code>sudo rm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.ko</code> If the kernel has also been updated, the next reboot will be on a different kernel, so you will have to redo this and reboot, or you may delete all installed versions with <code>sudo rm /lib/modules/*/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.ko</code> |
| − | # Try to stop all processes using the driver | + | #Try to stop all processes using the driver |
| − | ## Pulse audio <code>pulseaudio -k</code> or sudo <code>killall pulseaudio</code> | + | ##Pulse audio <code>pulseaudio -k</code> or sudo <code>killall pulseaudio</code> |
| − | ## SOUND4 services : do <code>ps aux | grep sound4</code> to see them, or <code>systemctl | grep sound4</code> | + | ##SOUND4 services : do <code>ps aux | grep sound4</code> to see them, or <code>systemctl | grep sound4</code> |
| − | ## Find other process using sound with <code>ps aux | grep snd</code>. | + | ##Find other process using sound with <code>ps aux | grep snd</code>. |
| − | # If the upgrade is still stuck, then you have to reboot. Be aware that the shutdown may lock for a long time (forever ?) so do this while you have access to the PC. | + | #If the upgrade is still stuck, then you have to reboot. Be aware that the shutdown may lock for a long time (forever ?) so '''do this while you have access to the PC'''. |
| − | # After reboot, do <code>lsmod | grep sound4exp1</code> to check the module is not loaded. If it is, redo step 1 and reboot. | + | #After reboot, do <code>lsmod | grep sound4exp1</code> to check the module is not loaded. If it is, redo step 1 and reboot. |
| − | # You can resume the upgrade with <code>sudo apt upgrade</code>. As the driver is not loaded, it will not block. | + | #You can resume the upgrade with <code>sudo apt upgrade</code>. As the driver is not loaded, it will not block. |
===For driver < 2.2=== | ===For driver < 2.2=== | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 31 October 2022
You can have the driver version with cat /proc/sound4exp/version
General
If you are stuck with the message "Disconnecting sound4exp1 driver..." or "Unloading sound4exp1 driver...", you should try the followings:
- Remove the driver, so it won't be loaded at next boot :
sudo rm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.koIf the kernel has also been updated, the next reboot will be on a different kernel, so you will have to redo this and reboot, or you may delete all installed versions withsudo rm /lib/modules/*/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.ko - Try to stop all processes using the driver
- Pulse audio
pulseaudio -kor sudokillall pulseaudio - SOUND4 services : do
ps aux | grep sound4to see them, orsystemctl | grep sound4 - Find other process using sound with
ps aux | grep snd.
- Pulse audio
- If the upgrade is still stuck, then you have to reboot. Be aware that the shutdown may lock for a long time (forever ?) so do this while you have access to the PC.
- After reboot, do
lsmod | grep sound4exp1to check the module is not loaded. If it is, redo step 1 and reboot. - You can resume the upgrade with
sudo apt upgrade. As the driver is not loaded, it will not block.
For driver < 2.2
If you experience problems while wanting to upgrade or remove the SOUND4 driver, follow this procedure.
First, to avoid reload at reboot:
sudo rm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/dkms/sound4exp1.ko
Then, try to remove current from dkms.
sudo dkms remove -m sound4exp1 -v $(cat /proc/sound4exp/version) --all
For more recent ubuntu, it might be this command instead:
sudo dkms remove sound4exp1/$(cat /proc/sound4exp/version)
If this freeze on unloading driver, you have to reboot the PC and retry.
For driver < 2.8
For all versions before 2.8, the package removal script try to disconnect the driver, which freeze with most recent enough kernels. So
nano /var/lib/dpkg/info/sound4exp1.prerm
and comment line
echo "1" > /proc/sound4exp/disconnect
Then you can update the driver:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sound4exp1
If asked to dpkg-reconfigure -a, do it and retry.
