sound does not work with ALSA / snd-hda-intel

s_ck23 · 05-10-2010, 08:13 AM

Hi,
I'm fairly new to Linux and now trying to get ALSA running on a mainboard with onboard Intel soundchip using the snd-hda-intel driver. aplay detects no devices and amixer says: "Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory". Tried everything from the ALSA troubleshooting manual but no success... why is the card not recognized?
Here is the output of a debug script I found. Up to now I just did "configure;make;make install" with alsa-utils, alsa-lib and alsa-driver...
Can anybody help me.
Thanks in advance
Christian

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!!################################
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.59
!!################################

!!Script ran on: Mon May 10 12:30:09 UTC 2010

!!Linux Distribution
!!------------------

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l

!!DMI Information
!!---------------

Manufacturer:
Product Name:

!!Kernel Information
!!------------------

Kernel release: 2.6.20.21-686
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: i686
Processor: unknown
SMP Enabled: Yes

!!ALSA Version
!!------------

Driver version: 1.0.23
Library version: 1.0.23
Utilities version: 1.0.23

!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------

!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------

aRts:
Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/artsd)
Running - Yes

!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------

--- no soundcards ---

!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio
Controller (rev 02)
06:0d.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
06:0d.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)

!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's
!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:1b.0 0403: 8086:27d8 (rev 02)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR-
FastB2B- DisINTx-

!!Loaded sound module options
!!--------------------------

!!ALSA Device nodes
!!-----------------

crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 0 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/controlC0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 64 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/controlC2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 96 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/controlC3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 4 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 5 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC0D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 6 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC0D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 7 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC0D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 36 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC1D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 37 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC1D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 38 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC1D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 39 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC1D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 68 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC2D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 69 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC2D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 70 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC2D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 71 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC2D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 100 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC3D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 101 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC3D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 102 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC3D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 103 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/hwC3D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 8 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 9 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 10 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 11 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 12 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D4
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 13 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D5
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 14 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D6
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 15 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC0D7
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 40 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 41 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 42 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 43 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 44 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D4
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 45 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D5
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 46 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D6
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 47 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC1D7
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 72 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 73 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 74 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 75 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 76 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D4
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 77 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D5
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 78 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D6
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 79 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC2D7
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 104 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 105 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 106 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 107 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 108 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D4
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 109 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D5
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 110 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D6
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 111 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/midiC3D7
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 24 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 16 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 25 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 17 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 26 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 18 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D2p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 27 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D3c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 19 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 28 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D4c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 20 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D4p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 29 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D5c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 21 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D5p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 30 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D6c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 22 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D6p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 31 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D7c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 23 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC0D7p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 48 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 49 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D1p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 58 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 50 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D2p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 59 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D3c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 51 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 60 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D4c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 52 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D4p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 61 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D5c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 53 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D5p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 62 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D6c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 54 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D6p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 63 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D7c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 55 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC1D7p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 88 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 80 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 89 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D1c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 81 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D1p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 90 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 82 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D2p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 91 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D3c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 83 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 92 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D4c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 84 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D4p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 93 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D5c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 85 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D5p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 94 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D6c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 86 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D6p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 95 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D7c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 87 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC2D7p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 120 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 112 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 121 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D1c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 113 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D1p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 122 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 114 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D2p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 123 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D3c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 115 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 124 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D4c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 116 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D4p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 125 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D5c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 117 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D5p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 126 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D6c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 118 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D6p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 127 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D7c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 119 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/pcmC3D7p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 May 10 13:55 /dev/snd/timer

!!Aplay/Arecord output
!!------------

APLAY

aplay: device_list:235: no soundcards found...

ARECORD

arecord: device_list:235: no soundcards found...

!!Amixer output
!!-------------

!!Alsactl output
!!-------------

--startcollapse--
--endcollapse--

!!All Loaded Modules
!!------------------

Module
snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq
snd_seq_device
i915
drm
ipv6
dm_snapshot
dm_mirror
dm_mod
tuner
tvaudio
bttv
video_buf
ir_common
compat_ioctl32
btcx_risc
tveeprom
videodev
snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec
v4l2_common
usbhid
hid
snd_hwdep
v4l1_compat
snd_pcm
pcan
ftdi_sio
snd_timer
usbkbd
pcmcia
firmware_class
snd
soundcore
i2c_i801
usbmouse
usbserial
intelfb
com20020_pci
com20020
arcnet
parport
evdev
shpchp
ceusb
snd_page_alloc
i2c_algo_bit
iTCO_wdt
pcmcia_core
tdrv003drv
pcspkr
pci_hotplug
i2c_core
intel_agp
agpgart
ext3
jbd
mbcache
sd_mod
ata_piix
ata_generic
libata
scsi_mod
generic
e1000
ide_core
ehci_hcd
uhci_hcd
usbcore
thermal
processor
fan

!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
!!------------------

Linux video capture interface: v2.00
ALSA hda_intel.c:2614: no codecs found!
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:0d.1[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
ALSA bt87x.c:950: bt87x0: Using board 1, analog, digital (rate 32000 Hz)
bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded

anket · 05-15-2010, 08:02 PM

Consider uninstalling alsa-driver. Instead, install the kernel module (Device Drivers -> Sound card support -> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture -> PCI sound devices -> Intel HD Audio) and be sure to select the codecs.

Hope this helps.

damgar · 05-15-2010, 08:12 PM

That is an old kernel you are running. What version of what distro are you using?

s_ck23 · 05-16-2010, 07:01 AM

it's a debian lenny...I think I changed the sound device settings to ALSA before when I was trying to get the sound working...but there is no further settings to make in the graphical frontend.