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Which kernel were you using before the new kernel install. I did also have some problems when i upgraded from 2.6.13 to 2.6.14. Check |
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that your kernel config is correct. In my case the config hasn't been correct. |
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Cheers |
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Uwe |
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Michael Sullivan wrote: |
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> I got my new computer about a month ago. It uses the snd-hda-intel ALSA |
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> driver. I fought with it for a week or two and finally got it working |
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> with alsa-driver (it wouldn't work when I attempted to compile ALSA |
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> support for the card into the kernel.) Yesterday it just kind of |
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> stopped. I've just rebuild kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r2 (removing SMP |
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> support - someone told me last time that it might cause a problem) and |
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> before I rebuilt the kernel I removed all the old modules |
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> from /lib/modules for this kernel. I remerged alsa-driver. I try to |
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> start /etc/init.d/alsamixer and I hear the little <click/pop> sound out |
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> of my speakers that tells me that Gentoo has activated my sound card. I |
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> try to run alsamixer to unmute the card, but I get an error: |
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> camille ~ # /etc/init.d/alsasound start |
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> * Loading ALSA modules ... |
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> * Loading: snd-card-0 ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading: snd-seq-oss ... |
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> [ ok ] * Restoring Mixer Levels ... |
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> * No mixer config in /etc/asound.state, you have to unmute your card! |
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> [ ok ]camille ~ # alsamixer |
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> |
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> alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Invalid argument |
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> |
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> The funny thing is that when I reload gnome-panel (killall gnome-panel) |
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> I have a volume control applet there. It's muted, but I slide the |
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> volume bar up. On File->Change Device (in the volume control applet) it |
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> claims to be using Realtek ALC880 (OSS Mixer), but I can't hear any |
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> sound from any of my other applications (including by selecting the OSS |
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> Mixer in xmms.) After I turn the volume up in the volume control applet |
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> if I go back to my terminal and try to run alsamixer again I get the |
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> same stupid error message, and if I restart /etc/init.d/alsasound I get |
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> this: |
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> camille ~ # /etc/init.d/alsasound restart |
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> * WARNING: you are stopping a boot service. |
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> * Storing ALSA Mixer Levels ... |
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> /usr/sbin/alsactl: get_control:149: Cannot read control info |
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> '2,0,0,Front Playback Volume,0': Invalid argument |
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> [ !! ] * Unloading ALSA ... |
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> [ ok ] * Unloading ALSA modules ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading ALSA modules ... |
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> * Loading: snd-card-0 ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading: snd-seq-oss ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading: snd-pcm-oss ... |
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> [ ok ] * Restoring Mixer Levels ... |
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> * No mixer config in /etc/asound.state, you have to unmute your card! |
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> [ ok ] |
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> |
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> I have an /etc/asound.state backed up. When I restore it and |
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> restart /etc/init.d/alsasound I get this: |
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> camille ~ # /etc/init.d/alsasound restart |
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> * WARNING: you are stopping a boot service. |
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> * Storing ALSA Mixer Levels ... |
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> /usr/sbin/alsactl: get_control:149: Cannot read control info |
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> '2,0,0,Front Playback Volume,0': Invalid argument |
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> [ !! ] * Unloading ALSA ... |
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> [ ok ] * Unloading ALSA modules ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading ALSA modules ... |
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> * Loading: snd-card-0 ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading: snd-seq-oss ... |
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> [ ok ] * Loading: snd-pcm-oss ... |
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> [ ok ] * Restoring Mixer Levels ... |
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> /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain info for control #1 |
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> (Invalid argument) * Errors while restoring defaults, ignoring |
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> [ ok ] |
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> |
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> Any thoughts on how to get my sound back, or why it just quit in the |
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> first place? |
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