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Old 03-16-2006, 01:53 PM   #1
Andrew Chapman
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Live DVD: no sound mixer?


I have been trying out Suse 10.0 with a live DVD. Managed to get on line but then realised there is no sound. If I do the automatic configuration with Yast it tells me the sound card (Windows XP calls it Realtek High Definition Audio) is configured as snd-hda-intel. The /etc/modprobe.d/sound file reads:

options snd-hda-intel enable=1 index=0
# u1Nb.Jsh1Dh_QRFB:82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

Even after configuring with Yast the speaker icon on the taskbar is covered with a red cross and tells me that there is no sound mixer. When I right click and select show mixer window a little window comes up titled KMix. In the window it says current mixer: (blank) - there isn't one.

So do I need a sound mixer? Why haven't I got one? How do I get one?

By the way, it's the same with two different Suse 10.0 live DVDs from different sources.

Thanks for your help.
 
Old 03-16-2006, 05:47 PM   #2
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Have you tried to run, as root, the command "aslaconf" at the command prompt? follow that up with an "alsamixer" to see if the command worked.

Should that not work, please paste the results of the command "lsmod" for me. Hopefully we can get you sound pretty quick.
 
Old 03-16-2006, 06:32 PM   #3
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I am new to linux also and am having trouble with sound also. I don't get any sound at any time. I have a older p3 system with a DT0398 in it, mfg 1998, I also have a ct live 4670 I could use but I am hesitant to change. I recommend the following site as this helped me get other things going from a windows enviorment to a linux .
http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/178/42/
 
Old 03-18-2006, 11:30 AM   #4
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lsmod results

Sorry for delay in getting back to you.

Alsaconf runs through and tells me it's playing a wav file - but I can't hear it.

Results for lsmod and alsamixer:

linux:~ # lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_pcm_oss 59168 0
snd_mixer_oss 18944 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 51984 0
snd_seq_device 8588 1 snd_seq
snd_hda_intel 17792 0
snd_hda_codec 87552 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm 93064 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 24452 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 60420 8 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
nls_iso8859_1 4096 0
nls_cp437 5760 0
vfat 12800 0
fat 49692 1 vfat
subfs 7552 1
cpufreq_ondemand 6044 1
cpufreq_userspace 4444 0
cpufreq_powersave 1792 0
speedstep_centrino 7508 1
freq_table 4612 1 speedstep_centrino
ipv6 242752 8
usbserial 28776 0
parport_pc 38980 1
lp 11460 0
parport 33864 2 parport_pc,lp
thermal 14472 0
processor 24252 2 speedstep_centrino,thermal
fan 4996 0
button 7056 0
battery 10244 0
ac 5252 0
joydev 9408 0
snd_page_alloc 10632 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
soundcore 9184 1 snd
usb_storage 72512 0
usbhid 43616 0
sg 35744 0
sd_mod 18576 0
uhci_hcd 32016 0
ohci_hcd 20228 0
ehci_hcd 32136 0
usbcore 112640 7 usbserial,usb_storage,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
dm_mod 54972 0
ata_piix 9860 1
ahci 12292 0
cloop 13792 1
sr_mod 16420 1
libata 48516 2 ata_piix,ahci
scsi_mod 131304 6 usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,ahci,sr_mod,libata
ide_disk 17152 0
ide_cd 39684 0
cdrom 36896 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
ide_core 122380 3 usb_storage,ide_disk,ide_cd

linux@linux:~> alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Invalid argument

Thanks for your help
 
Old 03-18-2006, 06:00 PM   #5
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Okay - this is a live CD and you never created any users, correct?

Theoretically, you should already be part of the "audio" group so you should be able to hear sound (this is what my problem was not too long ago - I had much the same symptoms)


Try this:
1) Run Alsaconf and alsamixer as root user, hopefully you will get the mixer to show up. (if you can't do this inside of X, hit Ctrl+Alt+bkspc and/or Ctrl+Alt+F1 and issue the command "killall X", followed by alsaconf and alsamixer")
2) add a user through kuser and make sure that they are part of the "audio" group. (Primary group should be "users")
3) Try Alsamixer now - hopefully it'll work.


Maybe? -_-
 
  


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