Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA - No Sound

[dhk]

On 01/23/2011 07:55 AM, dhk wrote:
> On 01/23/2011 07:44 AM, Dale wrote:
>> dhk wrote:
>>> On 01/23/2011 07:20 AM, Dale wrote:
>>>
>>>> dhk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 01/23/2011 06:10 AM, Dale wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hazen Valliant-Saunders wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alsaconf will probe the right module for you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> have you run alsamixer? (Or gmixer or whichever mixer you like to
>>>>>>> unumte the channels with?)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You need to unmute the channells;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will add this.  It seems every time I do a install, I have to unmute
>>>>>> the sound with both alsa and Kmix to get sound.  I assume alsa
>>>>>> controls
>>>>>> the card itself and kmix is sort of like software.  You may have hit
>>>>>> something similar here.  If even one thing is muted, no sound.
>>>>>> Finding
>>>>>> them all is fun tho.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dale
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)  :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I had all the channels unmuted.  I ran alsamixer and
>>>>> gnome-volume-control to unmute and to verify, but still no sound.  In
>>>>> the /etc/make.conf I have ALSA_CARDS="AC97" set, but I don't think that
>>>>> matters according to the documentation.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Does lspci -k show it is using some sort of driver?  Mine for example
>>>> shows this:
>>>>
>>>> 01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Device 0be2 (rev a1)
>>>>          Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 069a
>>>>          Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
>>>>
>>>> If yours doesn't show a kernel driver in use, then it is likely a driver
>>>> problem.  If it does show one, make sure it is the correct one.  I
>>>> usually use this as a guide:
>>>>
>>>> http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/
>>>>
>>>> Just run the lspci -n command and paste it in there.  It works well.  If
>>>> it shows it is loading the correct driver, something is muted somewhere
>>>> or maybe it is as simple as you have the speakers plugged into the wrong
>>>> plug.  I did that once on my first build.  I had two green plugs.  Sort
>>>> of got the wrong one.  ;-)
>>>>
>>>> I can't think of anything else at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> Dale
>>>>
>>>> :-)  :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It looks like it's got a driver from the following:
>>> 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb
>>> AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
>>>     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8N-E
>>>     Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
>>>     Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
>>>
>>> The full output is below.
>>>
>>> # lspci -k
>>> <<SNIP>>
>>> 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb
>>> AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
>>>     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8N-E
>>>     Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
>>>     Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
>>>
>>
>> From that, I would think it is working driver and hardware wise, key
>> word is think.  The only things I can think of is something somewhere is
>> muted or plugged up wrong.  Do you have something like this:
>>
>> root@fireball / # ls -al /dev/snd/
>> total 0
>> drwxr-xr-x  3 root root      420 Jan 22 00:44 .
>> drwxr-xr-x 14 root root     4380 Jan 22 00:45 ..
>> drwxr-xr-x  2 root root       80 Jan 22 00:44 by-path
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 10 Jan 22 00:44 controlC0
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 19 Jan 22 00:44 controlC1
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  9 Jan 22 00:44 hwC0D0
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 18 Jan 22 00:44 hwC1D0
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 17 Jan 22 00:44 hwC1D1
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 16 Jan 22 00:44 hwC1D2
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 15 Jan 22 00:44 hwC1D3
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  8 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC0D0c
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  7 Jan 23 06:37 pcmC0D0p
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  6 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC0D1c
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  5 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC0D1p
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  4 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC0D2c
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 14 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC1D3p
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 13 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC1D7p
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 12 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC1D8p
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 11 Jan 22 00:44 pcmC1D9p
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  3 Jan 22 00:44 seq
>> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  2 Jan 22 00:44 timer
>> root@fireball / #
>>
>> Yours may vary a bit so it is just something to compare too.  I think we
>> are using different cards but some should look the same.  I list those
>> because my sound works here.
>>
>> Can I also assume you have checked to make sure you are in the right
>> groups for sound?  I would think audio would be the only one needed but
>> since we are grasping at straws, compare to this:
>>
>> root@fireball / # cat /etc/group | grep dale
>> tty::5:nut,dale
>> lp::7:lp,dale
>> wheel::10:root,dale
>> uucp::14:uucp,nut,dale
>> audio::18:dale
>> cdrom::19:haldaemon,dale
>> dialout::20:root,dale
>> video::27:root,dale
>> usb::85:haldaemon,dale
>> users::100:games,dale
>> utmp:x:406:dale
>> lpadmin:x:106:dale
>> games:x:35:dale
>> plugdev:x:999:haldaemon,dale
>> dale:x:1000:
>> nut:x:84:nut,dale
>> wireshark:x:993:dale
>> root@fireball / #
>>
>> Again, yours may vary but it may help.  This may not help but at least
>> you can be pretty sure of what it is not.  When working on something
>> like this, am I the only one that feels like Sherlock Holmes?  lol
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-)
>>
>>
>
> By the way, that link is really good.  It did confirm that I'm using the
> correct driver.  I checked the plugs and nothing.  I think I might try
> another sound card.  The one I've been trying to get working is part of
> the mother board.  I'm sure I have a Sound Blaster around somewhere.
> I'll let you know if that maks a difference.
>
> . . . and yes I have the following.
> # ls -al /dev/snd/
> total 0
> drwxr-xr-x  3 root root      240 Jan 21 12:49 .
> drwxr-xr-x 15 root root     3880 Jan 21 12:50 ..
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root root       60 Jan 21 12:49 by-path
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  9 Jan 21 12:49 controlC0
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  4 Jan 21 12:49 controlC1
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  3 Jan 21 12:49 midiC1D0
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  8 Jan 23 06:56 pcmC0D0c
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  7 Jan 23 07:48 pcmC0D0p
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  6 Jan 21 12:49 pcmC0D1c
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  5 Jan 21 12:49 pcmC0D2p
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116, 10 Jan 21 12:49 seq
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 116,  2 Jan 21 12:49 timer
>
> Thanks.
>
>

The Sound Blaster didn't work either.  Should I try enabling the
deprecated OSS in the kernel?