[gentoo-amd64] Re: ALSA no sound

[Daiajo Tibdixious]

LOL started the java app, and got sound, no idea why speaker-test didn't work.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Daiajo Tibdixious <daiajo@×××××.com> wrote:
> Had gentoo linux for years. Original system had working sound, which
> gradually petered out (working in some apps and not others) until no
> sound at all.
>
> Got a new system, a few months old, set it up according to the ALSA
> guilde (wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/ALSA) but no sound.
>
> Physically removed the speakers, plugged into laptop, works fine.
> Put back in desktop (linux) and no sound.
>
> linux # lsof /dev/snd/pcmC1D3p
> linux # speaker-test -t wav -c 2
>
> speaker-test 1.0.27.2
>
> Playback device is default
> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
> WAV file(s)
> Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
> Buffer size range from 2048 to 8192
> Period size range from 1024 to 1024
> Using max buffer size 8192
> Periods = 4
> was set period_size = 1024
> was set buffer_size = 8192
>  0 - Front Left
>  1 - Front Right
> --
> I got the sound device from lsof | grep snd with a java app running
> which locks the sound device. Did the above with it shut down.
>
> alsamixer shows 2 cards, 1 HDMI, so I presume I got the right 1.
> The speaker cable is green so I plugged in the middle green hole
> (which also says "line out"). Also tried the other ones ("line in" and
> mic symbol).
>
> There are no other audio slots anywhere so I think is a software problem.
>
> alsamixer calls the card "HDA AIT SB:" chip "Realtek ALC887-VD"
> I have PCI/Intel HD Audio/Realtek enabled (plus many others in that group).
>
> I'm doing all this testing from root.
>
> I've tried everything I can think of, what next?