why don't I hear anything with Ubuntu?

HardTech · 07-30-2011, 11:32 AM

Try to reinstall missing sound modules with this command:

sudo aptitude reinstall linux-generic

source:http://www.upubuntu.com/2011/06/how-...on-ubuntu.html

herakles_14 · 07-31-2011, 12:43 AM

I managed to get to the BIOS (Phoenix First BIOS CMOS Set Up Utility) and I had absolutely no idea what I was suppose to look for, oh I know it was sound so I looked for 'audio'. I saw video but naught for audio. Is there more then one BIOS to a computer? The one I am on is a

Gateway Profile 5S, Celeron 2.6 Ghz, 1GB RAM, 160 GB HD. I don't know if this info is of any help to find if there is more then one BIOS. The fact that I am asking this should prove in some areas I do not know and I freely admit it.

Okay, I realize you can not tell me where it is unless you can see it. If i get to the BIOS screen again and click the PrtSc/SysRq button on my computer. Would i be able to place it here in the text area? I tried such a move with the Gnome Alsa Mixer although it showed up in a browsers address bar, I don't know if the BIOS screen would show up also?
If you could tell me it might, I would go ahead and take a screen shot of it.

I was asked the following question: If you have an on board sound controller (enabled) and a pci sound card (enabled) just how do you expect to get either of them to work?

I am going to guess that this is from the Alsa Mixer? Whether it is or not, what should I have enabled and what should not be enabled? Is it the pci sound card or the board sound controller which should be enabled?

HardTech, asked; Try to reinstall missing sound modules with this command:

sudo aptitude reinstall linux-generic

Should I wait to see about the BIOS providing I know what to look for, or open the Gnome Alsa Mixer and disable either the "pci sound card" or the "board sound controller" or try the above command. Perhaps I should just pound my head against a brick wall? ..... Just kidding, almost. lol
herakles_14

cascade9 · 07-31-2011, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by widget

If you have an on board sound controller (enabled) and a pci sound card (enabled) just how do you expect to get either of them to work?

Check your bios, take your time. Look through the whole thing. There are a lot of different bios out there but most have a "reset to default" option and I have never seen one that didn't, as you exit, ask if you want to save the changes. If you chicken out you can always say no.

Your bios control the built in setup for your mother board. The OS has little effect on bios, bios has a major effect on the OS.

Well, you actually can get either the onboard sound and/or the sound card to work.

But if yuo have a sound card and onboard sound, its better to just disable the onboard sound IMO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by herakles_14

I managed to get to the BIOS (Phoenix First BIOS CMOS Set Up Utility) and I had absolutely no idea what I was suppose to look for, oh I know it was sound so I looked for 'audio'. I saw video but naught for audio. Is there more then one BIOS to a computer? The one I am on is a

Unless I missed something, it looks like your system only has onbaord sound, not onbaord sound and a sound card. Disabling onbaord sound will not help you at all.

herakles_14 · 08-01-2011, 09:50 PM

The screen shots I tried to place here were as i have been so informed not viewable. on a suggestion i have posted them to Image Shack an will put the results here. One is in three parts because the info was spread over a wide area. I am hoping that someone when they see them can, perhaps direct me to my next step?

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/834...ealsamixer.png
By belqaunt at 2011-08-01

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1...ithstac975.png
By belqaunt at 2011-08-01

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3...ithstac975.png
By belqaunt at 2011-08-01

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/2...stac075859.png
By belqaunt at 2011-08-01

I will remember how to add images to this or any thread I may be involved in.

gregvp · 08-01-2011, 10:13 PM

Herakles, from img18.imageshack.us/img18/8340/gnomealsamixer.png it looks like you need to increase "PCM output". Slide it to the top. Same with "Front". From the gamix pictures it looks like you've done that, but reduced "Playback" (as gamix calls the master gain). Increase that too.

On my own system I found that surround, center, and LFE all had to be unmuted for sound, even though I don't use them. Also S/P DIF (digital output) had to be muted -- assuming you're using the analog 1/8" jacks.