[SOLVED] No Sound

NotAComputerGuy · 10-20-2012, 04:48 AM

Hi

I've got a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy sound card but not sound coming out from the speakers. I've tried plugging the speakers into all the ports, the speakers are definitely turned on and all the volumes turned up. If I plug the speakers into the microphone port (red) then I can hear very quiet but highly distorted sound from the speakers. I'm running Linux Mint Debian Edition with Cinnamon.

lspci shows this:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 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.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:04.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
01:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
01:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy Game Port (rev 04)
01:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV570 [Radeon X1950 Pro] (rev 9a)
03:00.1 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV570 [Radeon X1950 Pro] (secondary) (rev 9a)

uname -a shows this

Code:

Linux lights 3.2.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Jun 28 09:07:26 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Thanks

Nikosis · 10-20-2012, 06:10 AM

you have 2 audio controllers

Code:

01:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)

You can try to change your sound output in audio settings, or you can disable integrated sound card in the BIOS.

NotAComputerGuy · 10-20-2012, 06:54 AM

Hi,

I have disabled the on board sound in BIOS lspci now shows:

lspci

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 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.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:04.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
01:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
01:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy Game Port (rev 04)
01:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV570 [Radeon X1950 Pro] (rev 9a)
03:00.1 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV570 [Radeon X1950 Pro] (secondary) (rev 9a)

Also, when the computer starts up the speaks make a bit of a pop sound and then there is a [failed] (I think it says that anyway, difficult to read due to the speed it goes up at). Is there a way of reading what it says at boot? It might provide a clue? :/

NotAComputerGuy · 10-20-2012, 10:35 AM

Fixed, knew it'd be easy when I had a clue what to do! (Takes me longer than most!

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In a terminal -> alsamixer -> Find "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" then press "m". Proceed to jump out your skin as your music proceeds to blast out at full volume.