No sound.

dellthinker · 07-14-2010, 01:26 PM

Just when I thought my hardware configuring woes were put to an end, I don't have any sound. Here is my lspci list.

Code:

debian:~# lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)

And the aplay -l

Code:

debian:~# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: HDA Generic [HDA Generic]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

I've been googling for hours to find a solution and havn't found anything worth trying out. Does anyone know what is going on or what's not going on with my sound?

brucehinrichs · 07-14-2010, 01:36 PM

ANY time I have a sound issue, I try first (as root):

Code:

alsaconf

to make sure the correct card is configured correctly.

Then:

Code:

alsamixer

Make sure everything is unmuted, and outputs are at a decent level (half to three-quarters max).

If you then have sound, save the settings with:

Code:

alsactl store

If not, post back and we'll go from there.

jim_p · 07-14-2010, 02:28 PM

Alsaconf is deprecated since... the alsa version that comes after the one in the stable repos.

Are you in the audio group? If on kde4, install kmix as well, else kde will remain silent.

dellthinker · 07-14-2010, 02:30 PM

Well I did what you said and to no avail I still have no sound. Here's a screenshot of me choosing the correct device. Any other ideas?

jim_p · 07-14-2010, 02:36 PM

Other than checking if you are in the audio group, no

dellthinker · 07-14-2010, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim_p

Other than checking if you are in the audio group, no

You posted before I could reply, how would I go about checking if my account is in the audio group?

the trooper · 07-14-2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

You posted before I could reply, how would I go about checking if my account is in the audio group?

Simply type groups in a terminal.
Also the following guide may help troubleshooting sound problems:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

Good luck.....

vsurlan · 07-14-2010, 05:01 PM

Can you give the output of lsmod?

dellthinker · 07-16-2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vsurlan

Can you give the output of lsmod?

Yeah, here it is.

Code:

debian:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
snd_pcm_oss            32800  0 
snd_mixer_oss          12320  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_intel         325720  4 
snd_pcm                62660  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq                41456  0 
snd_timer              17800  3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6380  1 snd_seq
snd                    45636  13 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore               6368  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          7816  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
rfcomm                 28368  0 
l2cap                  17280  5 rfcomm
bluetooth              44996  4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev                   6468  0 
parport_pc             22500  0 
lp                      8164  0 
parport                30988  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
ipv6                  235396  16 
acpi_cpufreq            6796  1 
cpufreq_userspace       3172  0 
cpufreq_ondemand        6476  1 
cpufreq_conservative     5960  0 
cpufreq_powersave       1856  0 
cpufreq_stats           3776  0 
freq_table              4224  3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
loop                   12748  0 
joydev                  8480  0 
arc4                    1824  2 
ecb                     2624  2 
crypto_blkcipher       15236  1 ecb
rtl8187                27040  0 
mac80211              139808  1 rtl8187
uvcvideo               45800  0 
eeprom_93cx6            2144  1 rtl8187
ieee80211_crypt_tkip     8064  0 
psmouse                32336  0 
compat_ioctl32          1312  1 uvcvideo
i2c_i801                7920  0 
pcspkr                  2432  0 
wl                   1956324  0 
serio_raw               4740  0 
videodev               27520  1 uvcvideo
i2c_core               19828  1 i2c_i801
cfg80211               21608  2 rtl8187,mac80211
ieee80211_crypt         5124  2 ieee80211_crypt_tkip,wl
v4l1_compat            12260  2 uvcvideo,videodev
video                  16464  0 
output                  2912  1 video
battery                10180  0 
ac                      4196  0 
wmi                     6440  0 
button                  6096  0 
intel_agp              22524  1 
agpgart                28808  1 intel_agp
dcdbas                  6272  0 
evdev                   8000  9 
ext3                  105576  1 
jbd                    39476  1 ext3
mbcache                 7108  1 ext3
sg                     26964  0 
sr_mod                 13316  0 
sd_mod                 22200  3 
cdrom                  30176  1 sr_mod
ata_piix               14404  2 
ata_generic             4676  0 
libata                140448  2 ata_piix,ata_generic
scsi_mod              129548  4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
dock                    8304  1 libata
r8169                  27876  0 
ide_pci_generic         3908  0 [permanent]
ide_core               96168  1 ide_pci_generic
ehci_hcd               28428  0 
uhci_hcd               18672  0 
usbcore               118224  5 rtl8187,uvcvideo,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
thermal                15228  0 
processor              32576  4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan                     4196  0 
thermal_sys            10856  4 video,thermal,processor,fan

aus9 · 07-17-2010, 06:49 PM

hi

try simple mixer solution first in case yours is just muted or set too low
http://sidux.com/index.php?module=Wi...=MixerSettings

2) since you have intel if (1) failed next is intel codec
http://sidux.com/index.php?module=Wi...&tag=AlsaIntel

3) then normal trouble shooting
http://sidux.com/index.php?module=Wi...en&tag=NoSound

ignore xfce stuff in first link....I assume you are intelligent as you are using Debian?...heh heh

craigevil · 07-18-2010, 12:23 AM

Take a look at : Trouble shooting ALSA - http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=53708

dellthinker · 07-19-2010, 12:37 PM

A bit of an update. After playing around with this situation for some time I finally decided to test my ear buds and check to see if any sound was coming out of them and lo and behold I can hear. Except when I pull the ear buds out of the laptop nothing comes through the speakers _except_ the system beeps. For example when you press the Back or down arrows in a console, you hear the beeps come through the laptop speakers but nothing else. Does anyone have an opinion on what I am experiencing?

bjbailey21 · 07-19-2010, 04:47 PM

I have had luck running alsactl init.

donnied · 07-21-2010, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dellthinker

you hear the beeps come through the laptop speakers but nothing else. Does anyone have an opinion on what I am experiencing?

What do you see in Alsamixer? Is everything enabled and turned up?

lugoteehalt · 07-22-2010, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dellthinker

Well I did what you said and to no avail I still have no sound. Here's a screenshot of me choosing the correct device. Any other ideas?

That screenshot is Gnome not KDE. Just doing my Sherlock Holmes bit.

How about System-settings -> Multimedia -> and then put the sound card to the top of the list?