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Old 09-14-2007, 10:20 AM   #1
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Unhappy Problem with my sound card. Need a driver, i think.


Hi everyone. I'm new to linux and I currently have FC7 on my notebook with windows vista. I managed to get the nvidia driver to set up x windows but now I'm unable to hear any sound. There could be two problems so I'm telling you both:

a) I just need the appropriate driver, which I can't seem to locate.

b) Could be something to do with ym notebook cause it has a mute button built in on the keyboard which active. When I hit it over and over I'm unable to unmute the audio using the keyboard and it doesn't appear as mute to linux.

How do I go about configuring sound in this case? Do I need some kind of keyboard driver?? My notebook is an HP dv 6516 by the way. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
Old 09-14-2007, 02:54 PM   #2
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open a terminal and type in alsamixer

use the "M" key to toggle mute & unmute MM means mute & 00 means unmuted

use the up arrow key to push the volumes up do the desired level

if you still have problems you may need to run alsaconf...
 
Old 09-15-2007, 01:08 AM   #3
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snd0

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open a terminal and type in alsamixer

use the "M" key to toggle mute & unmute MM means mute & 00 means unmuted

use the up arrow key to push the volumes up do the desired level

if you still have problems you may need to run alsaconf...
If ^^^^^ didn't help try running dmesg |grep snd and post the output here. I don't think the issue should be a driver as it's simply running a Soundblaster3 compat set, fairly default now adays (unless you've installed something else).

Gryyphyn
 
Old 09-15-2007, 02:13 AM   #4
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This helped me when I had a power surge and the computer shut off and then had no sound when I started it up http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...wn+PCM+default

A really comprehensive method here.

Like the author says"Hope it helps."

Cheers, netmanwolf

Last edited by netmanwolf; 09-15-2007 at 02:16 AM.
 
Old 09-15-2007, 03:47 AM   #5
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running a Soundblaster3 compat set, fairly default now adays (unless you've installed something else).

Gryyphyn
If the card is a Creative SB Xtreme Audio (is it?), then there will be a problem, as there is no module (yet) that works. A new driver by Creative is expected per Sept. 2007.
 
Old 09-17-2007, 11:16 AM   #6
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Solution, that helped me:

I had the same problem. My sound card is Intel ... AC'97 Audio Controller.

I added this line into /etc/modprobe.conf:

options snd-intel8x0 ac97_quirk=3 (if 3 doesn't work, try 1, 2, or 4)

and sound card has worked properly since then. (reboot is necessary)

But this probably solves only Intel sound card problems.

Tomas Vlcek

PS: Good luck

Last edited by Tomá? Vl?ek; 09-17-2007 at 11:17 AM.
 
  


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