[LAU]Sound card doesn't work

[J M Needham]

Hi, anyone,

Sorry if this is annoying, I just don't get what to do.
$ cat /dev/random > /dev/dsp
does nothing.
killall artsd

followed by  $play file.wav yields output where play seems to eb playing
the file, but nothing is coming out.

Relevant output from lspci yielded
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03)
00:08.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy Game Port (rev
03)
00:08.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port

Relevant from lsmod

snd_emu10k1_synth       8192  0
snd_emux_synth         35456  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi         7936  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul       7680  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_emu10k1           121248  4 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_ac97_codec         98336  1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus                3200  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss            44544  0
snd_mixer_oss          17408  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                79876  4 snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         10888  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem            5760  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep               9988  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_seq_dummy           4740  0
snd_seq_oss            32896  0
snd_seq_midi            9600  0
snd_rawmidi            25472  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      8448  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                52592  9
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              23684  3 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          9100  8
snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
via_agp                11264  1
serio_raw               7940  0
via686a                17416  0
i2c_isa                 6272  1 via686a
i2c_viapro             10132  0
snd                    54020  18
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device

Kernel version is  2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15
07:36:31 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

I'm running Kubuntu Feisty. Now, the soundcard still works on my other
partition; on Feisty we have

0 [Audigy         ]: Audigy - Audigy 1 [SB0090]
                     Audigy 1 [SB0090] (rev.3, serial:0x531102) at 0xcc00,
irq 11

which is identical to dapper. I know I've posted beforut this but I've no
idea what exactly is wrong. Apps say sound is going to the soundcard, but
nothign comes out. If no-one replies, I'll leave it. I won't post again on
this topic.

Jonty

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, J M Needham wrote:

> Ok, many apologies, point taken. It's a soundblaster audigy ona  machine
> running kubuntu feisty which I changed from ubuntu. Kernel version
> 2.6.20-15-generic. It worked fine with dappper, but I upgraded yesterday
> and now I don't have sound.
>
> Not sure how to get alsa version, I think it's 1.0.13 , although that's
> what it says on alsamixer. (sorry I'm a little basic at this at the
> moment).
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> Jonty
>
> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Arnold Krille wrote:
>
> > Am Mittwoch, 1. August 2007 schrieb J M Needham:
> > > REALLY REALLY SORRY for this but my sound card on kubuntu Feisty (fresh
> > > install) doesn't output sound. Everything is up in alsamixer, amarok is
> > > providing input happily, but nothing's coming out. I've checked the
> > > connection to the stereo and things like that, but I've just got no idea
> > > what to do to solve it.
> >
> > Yeah, I got no idea either.
> >
> > Oh, wait. Maybe you can send some more info (which soundcard, which drivers,
> > which alsa/kernel, does it work with other versions/distributions)?
> > Could be that someone without a crystal ball can help you then...
> >
> > Arnold
> >
>
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