Hi

I have for some time tried to get the sound working on my system. I have tried to install drivers and check the sound options, but nothing is working. I have also tried to install a new linux kernel, but i still got no support for sound.

Im using Debian sarge 3.1 and an asus computer model w5. Any help to this problem would be appericiated. I would really like to get some sound here, but just cant get it to work at all.

is the sound card good?

is it compatable with linux?

good luck.

hondo, Probably snd-intel8x0 will work with your sound card.

These are useless questions.

Are we dealing with on-board sound from either Intel, VIA, nVidia, SIS, or ATI is a much better question. Also did you use alsamixer to check if the volume settings are unmuted and set it at a decent level.

hey electro, i didn't realize there were 'useless' questions.

but we do KNOW there are useless remarks. :/

the poster already verified that he tried 'the settings'... and that the drivers he tried did not work...

he runs deb which means he's no dummy.

it is common to verify a sound card is in working order by trying other os's, or moving the card to another working pc-- if possible.

putting a simple meter test to it is also not uncommon to verify it is not dead (especially with an 'on board' one).

it is also common to 'verify' a piece of hard ware is compatiblbe before considering other options.

if that's ok with you

The InterNet is a terrible thing to waste. Lets arrest Bill Gates and shut down Microsoft immediately.

I just want to say that I would not like to leave that many people unemployed in Seattle and elsewhere. If if weren't for that I am all for your opinion.

i hear you, and actually agree.

but surely you'll admit, that many of those people DON'T belong in this field.

and for the many (most probably) that do.. well, NOONE has ever stopped me from working

The sound card works fine in windows, but i cant get it to work in linux.

Its an ASUS laptop with integrated sound card. I dont really know what kind of sound card it is, i have checked "Info center" in linux with information about all hardware and in windows in "device manager", but i cant see what the sound card is. The sound card is there though, its working in windows, but not in linux as said. I think the sound card is intel or realtek.

I have checked the volume manager and nothing there is muted besides the microphone and things like that.

update: I tried alsaconf (this was the first time after new kernel installation) and it found the sound card and loaded a driver for it which was snd-hda-intel. There is still no sound.

lspci -v as root should tell you about your sound hardware.
Then try running alsaconf (again, as root)
Then try running alsamixer (press h for help).
Hope this helps.

I tried this. In the output from lspci i got this from the sound information:
Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller

I then tried to run alsaconf which loaded a driver and builded a sound card database or something like that. Seems like it find the card though and it says it is loading a driver for it, but it still does work at all. Someone who has any suggestions ? Thanks for your help.

UPDATE: I finally got the sound working! Thanks for the help.

coool, what was it?

Use alsaconfig this tool can work wonders, I used it to configure a SoundBlaster 16 ISA on a friend's system.

I first upgraded the linux kernel and ran alsaconf, but there was no change. Then i ran alsaconf again and then alsamixer as root. Then i checked the volume manager which somehow had change a little, it was displaying a little different i think. I saw the volume was for some reason now all turned down, i turned it up with no better result i though, but then i turned it almost all the way up and could hear some sounds and could play music too. I guess it was the upgrade to a new linux kernel and running alsaconf & alsamixer as root.

i assume you have a seperate amp for the speakers (or an amp that is included with them).

most sound cards can't put out a loud enuff sound for most people.. without the added amp.

congrats again-- linux can be a bitch with multimedia.. but as usual it is SOOO worth it to put the effort into 'getting it right'