Went through all the steps, no sound

vfronda · 07-14-2007, 11:19 PM

I just switched from gentoo to slackware recently, the install went way better, except I'm stuck on the sound. I've gone through all the different steps (compiling in the kernel, installing the alsa drivers seperatly, trying to check all the different mixers, checking /proc/asound/cards,)

So far it shows that my card is there (intel8x0) all the modules are loaded for it and alsamixer and kmix are both unmuted.

Is there anything else I can check, any other mixer programs that might be running, or artsd that may be screwing it up. This is very odd.

Thanks for the help
vfronda

jeenam · 07-14-2007, 11:51 PM

Dunno if this will help, but the SB Audigy cards have an issue where analog output is muted because digital output is enabled. The fix is to go into alsamixer and scroll to the right and find the channel controlling digital out. Hit SPACEBAR or M (can't remember which) when you've found the channel/setting and then exit alsamixer.

Again, that's a fix for SB Audigy's but may apply to your sound card if it also has digital output.

vfronda · 07-15-2007, 12:12 AM

I don't even have a digital option

onebuck · 07-15-2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by vfronda

Hey, I don't know where the problem is so I'm going to post it in many places. I just switched from gentoo to slackware recently, the install went way better, except I'm stuck on the sound. I've gone through all the different steps (compiling in the kernel, installing the alsa drivers seperatly, trying to check all the different mixers, checking /proc/asound/cards,)

So far it shows that my card is there (intel8x0) all the modules are loaded for it and alsamixer and kmix are both unmuted.

Is there anything else I can check, any other mixer programs that might be running, or artsd that may be screwing it up. This is very odd.

Thanks for the help
vfronda

Hi,

Did you add yourself to the audio group?

vfronda · 07-15-2007, 11:31 AM

Yes I added myself to the audio group, the cdrom group, and the plugdev group. Still nothing. Im confident it has to be a problem with slackware or some configuration. Is there anyway of telling if there are any other mixers running?

vfronda · 07-15-2007, 11:35 AM

And my pc makes system beeps where there should normally be sounds i.e. instant messenger and downloads and stuff. I don't know if that helps

lugoteehalt · 07-17-2007, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by vfronda

Is there anyway of telling if there are any other mixers running?

top???? Or that other thing.

mattydee · 07-18-2007, 02:25 AM

What do you mean "installing the alsa drivers separately" ?

Did you try running alsaconf?