No Audio output in any of the distributions..please help..

vambhan · 03-10-2009, 01:08 AM

Hi..
I have just installed mandriva 2009.1 spring beta.My problem is, there is no audio output when songs/videos are being played..even othervise..no output from speakers.I had Ubuntu 8.10,Kubuntu 8.10 (both updated), n mandriva 2009 earlier..all hadd d same problem..no audio output..I m not able to find a solution anywhere on net..My mother board chipset is Intel 945.
This is what i get when i type lspci in terminal :

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10

n d driver being used is snd_hda_intel

please help me...

themanwhowas · 03-10-2009, 02:04 AM

try opening a command shell and type 'alsaconfig'

Udi · 03-10-2009, 02:07 AM

We have the same audio card

It should be working "out of the box" but very often sound is muted by default. Even if the master volume can be raised, other audio channels are still mute so changing the volume has no effect. Have you tried playing with the sound mixer? If you double-click the volume icon in the corner of the screen you'll enter the sound mixer. Play with the mixer until you hear the music playing (most importantly the "Front" audio channel needs to be unmuted). Also play with the preferences in the mixer to see more audio channels.

I hope it helps. Don't forget to check the speakers too

vambhan · 03-10-2009, 05:10 AM

thank you for the quick replies...when i type alsaconfig in terminal, it says :

bash: alsaconfig: command not found

and in the mixer i've unmuted everythng...still no use i guess..i typed alsamixer in terminal n in that also, adjusted d volume..in that it showed :

┌───────────────────────────[AlsaMixer v1.0.18 (Press Escape to quit)]────────────────────────────┐
│ Card: PulseAudio │
│ Chip: PulseAudio │
│ View: Playback Capture [All] │
│ Item: Capture │
│ │
│ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
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│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │
│ ├──┤ └──┘ │
│ │OO│ │
│ └──┘ L R │
│ CAPTUR │
│ 100<>100 100<>100 │
│ Master <Capture >

i'm not understanding what the problem is...

Udi · 03-11-2009, 02:55 AM

I don't know what is still wrong, I can only guess. I can see that you are playing with the PulseAudio mixer - notice that there are mixer settings also for OSS and Alsa... You should concentrate on the ALSA settings (from the audio mixer choose "Change Device" and set to ALSA). Besides that are you sure that the speakers are working and connected properly?

Sorry that I can't do more from here.

hurry_hui · 03-11-2009, 10:08 AM

Try typing alsaconf in console. After configuring you can run any mixer n select Alsa. Do not forget to switch on master, pcm etc.

vambhan · 03-11-2009, 03:35 PM

Thanks for the quick replies again..my speakers are working perfectly fine in windows..In linux only, no output..
When i type alsaconf in terminal it says :

bash: alsaconf: command not found

is this a problem? i checked inside the CD also for alsaconf..i couldnt find it..In net i found some locations but the rpms were not getting downloaded...

vambhan · 03-11-2009, 03:50 PM

My Audio is working!!! Thanks a lot people..i had not tried putting the plug of my speakers to the jack in front because in windows it always plays from the one beind..but no wi just tried that and it worked!!! Thanks a ton! Is there any way to set my jack behind as the primary one or something???