[LAU]Sound card doesn't work

Sat Aug 4 16:27:45 EDT 2007

On Saturday 04 August 2007 21:24, J M Needham wrote:
> 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_m
>ixer_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

Hi Jonty. It may be worth having a good look at alsamixer, as changes have 
been made to it. Audigy A is the switch that enables the analogue sound. I'm 
in Sarge at the mo, but I'll boot up Etch, as I know alsamixer has changed on 
that (more switches).

Well I've booted Debian Lenny (testing), and alsamixer is much the same as 
Sarge for my Audigy2 soundblaster (emu10k1). I think the extra switches must 
be on one of my Fedora installs. I know there's a switch on the PCM slider 
for example, to unmute PCM.

There appears to be nothing wrong with your lsmod output.

The 3 main controls that need to be up are the master, pcm, and front. I'm 
using KDE desktop, and my cdrom drive for playing music cd's has the digital 
cable connected from the drive to the soundcard. The slider that needs to up 
to get sounds from music cd's is Audigy C.

Sorry I can't suggest more at the moment.

Nigel.

<Earlier post>
> 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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