Hi,

I need some help with my sound.
When I run Windows 7 (dual boot) and after that I reboot to slackware everything is great. Sound works like it should, I can use my master channel for volume, etc.
When I suspend the system and wake him up, sometimes I don't have a sound or usually I can't use my master channel to change the volume - PCM is the one that works from that time.

Do you know how should I configure pulseaudio, alsa, udev, etc. to have sound server always working the same the way?

The only one thing I have problems with, is the input from my microphone. Build in works but the sound is very low, I can't boost it (don't know how to do it). When I connect my headphones with mic I can't get sound from that mic.

I did try to enable/disable options in alsamixer, etc.

My lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 0154 (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 0151 (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e31 (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e3a (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e2d (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 1e20 (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e10 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e14 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e16 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e26 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e57 (rev 04)
00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 82801 SATA RAID Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Device 1e22 (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 11a0 (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Device 0e0a (rev a1)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1083 (rev c0)
08:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 0887 (rev c4)
09:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5209 (rev 01)
09:00.1 SD Host controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5209 (rev 01)

My system:
Linux matsu 3.9.9 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 7 16:47:58 CEST 2013 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3840QM CPU @ 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

My sound cards:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CA0132 Analog [CA0132 Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: CA0132 Digital [CA0132 Digital]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Kind regards

Standard Slackware doesn't have PulseAudio. If you have PulseAudio on your system, either you installed it or some other large set of packages installed it for you. Do you have a version of Gnome installed?

What do you see when you run "alsamixer" from the command line? You should be to turn on any recording boost, if the card supports it, from there.

You have have your headphones connected to the Front Panel, make sure the Front Panel is not muted.

Hi,

I will write everything I did and I have.
First of all I have Alienware M17 with:
External Chassis Connections
(1x) HDMI 1.4 Output / 1.3 Input
(2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (One compatible with inline mic headset)
(1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output)

My sound card "Sound Core3D":
cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xc2310000 irq 46
1 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xc1000000 irq 17

lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 1e20 (rev 04)
01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Device 0e0a (rev a1)

lsmod | grep hda
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 22577 1
snd_hda_codec_ca0132 20093 1
snd_hda_intel 26709 7
snd_hda_codec 101245 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_ca0132,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 3948 1 snd_hda_codec

ls -ld /proc/asound/card* | grep ^d
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 16 01:07 /proc/asound/card0
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 16 01:07 /proc/asound/card1

cat /proc/asound/devices
1: : sequencer
2: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
3: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture
4: [ 0- 4]: digital audio capture
5: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture
6: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
7: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
8: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
9: [ 0] : control
10: [ 1- 7]: digital audio playback
11: [ 1- 3]: digital audio playback
12: [ 1- 0]: hardware dependent
13: [ 1] : control
33: : timer

cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k3.9.9.

uname -a
Linux matsu 3.9.9 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 7 16:47:58 CEST 2013 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3840QM CPU @ 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

cat /etc/asound.conf
pcm.pulse {
type pulse
}

ctl.pulse {
type pulse
}

pcm.!default {
type pulse
}

ctl.!default {
type pulse
}


arecord --list-devices
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CA0132 Analog [CA0132 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: CA0132 Digital [CA0132 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 2: CA0132 Analog Mic-In2 [CA0132 Analog Mic-In2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 4: CA0132 What U Hear [CA0132 What U Hear]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

cat /etc/asound.state
state.Intel {
control.1 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.2 {
iface MIXER
name 'CD Playback Volume'
value.0 23
value.1 23
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 23'
dbmin -3600
dbmax 3300
dbvalue.0 3300
dbvalue.1 3300
}
}
control.3 {
iface MIXER
name 'CD Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.4 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.5 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Volume'
value.0 13
value.1 13
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 13'
dbmin -600
dbmax 3300
dbvalue.0 3300
dbvalue.1 3300
}
}
control.6 {
iface MIXER
name 'Input Source'
value Mic
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 Mic
item.1 CD
}
}
control.7 {
iface CARD
name 'Line Out Jack'
value true
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.8 {
iface CARD
name 'Mic Jack'
value true
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.9 {
iface MIXER
name 'Off-hook Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.10 {
iface MIXER
name 'Caller ID Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.11 {
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Playback Volume'
value.0 255
value.1 255
comment {
access 'read write user'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 255'
tlv '0000000100000008ffffec1400000014'
dbmin -5100
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
dbvalue.1 0
}
}
}
state.PCH {
control.1 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Volume'
value.0 84
value.1 84
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 99'
dbmin -9000
dbmax 900
dbvalue.0 -600
dbvalue.1 -600
}
}
control.2 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.3 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Volume'
value.0 99
value.1 99
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 99'
dbmin -9000
dbmax 900
dbvalue.0 900
dbvalue.1 900
}
}
control.4 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Switch'
value.0 false
value.1 false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.5 {
iface MIXER
name 'Analog-Mic2 Capture Volume'
value.0 99
value.1 99
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 99'
dbmin -9000
dbmax 900
dbvalue.0 900
dbvalue.1 900
}
}
control.6 {
iface MIXER
name 'Analog-Mic2 Capture Switch'
value.0 false
value.1 false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.7 {
iface MIXER
name 'What U Hear Capture Volume'
value.0 99
value.1 99
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 99'
dbmin -9000
dbmax 900
dbvalue.0 900
dbvalue.1 900
}
}
control.8 {
iface MIXER
name 'What U Hear Capture Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
}
}
control.9 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic1-Boost (30dB) Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.10 {
iface MIXER
name 'HP/Speaker Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.11 {
iface MIXER
name 'AMic1/DMic Capture Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.12 {
iface MIXER
name 'HP/Speaker Auto Detect Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.13 {
iface MIXER
name 'AMic1/DMic Auto Detect Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.14 {
iface MIXER
name 'Surround Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.15 {
iface MIXER
name 'Crystalizer Playback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.16 {
iface MIXER
name 'Dialog Plus Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.17 {
iface MIXER
name 'Smart Volume Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.18 {
iface MIXER
name 'X-Bass Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.19 {
iface MIXER
name 'Equalizer Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.20 {
iface MIXER
name 'Echo Cancellation Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.21 {
iface MIXER
name 'Voice Focus Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.22 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic SVM Capture Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.23 {
iface MIXER
name 'Noise Reduction Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.24 {
iface MIXER
name 'PlayEnhancement Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.25 {
iface MIXER
name 'CrystalVoice Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.26 {
iface MIXER
name 'VoiceFX Capture Switch'
value Neutral
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 Neutral
item.1 Female2Male
item.2 Male2Female
item.3 ScrappyKid
item.4 Elderly
item.5 Orc
item.6 Elf
item.7 Dwarf
item.8 AlienBrute
item.9 Robot
item.10 Marine
item.11 Emo
item.12 DeepVoice
item.13 Munchkin
}
}
control.27 {
iface CARD
name 'Speaker Phantom Jack'
value true
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.28 {
iface CARD
name 'Headphone Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.29 {
iface CARD
name 'Mic Phantom Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.30 {
iface CARD
name 'Line Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.31 {
iface CARD
name 'SPDIF Phantom Jack'
value true
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.32 {
iface CARD
name 'SPDIF In Phantom Jack'
value true
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.33 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
value '0fff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.34 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
value '0f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.35 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
value '040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write'
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.36 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.37 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.38 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Capture Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.39 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Capture Default'
value '040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.40 {
iface PCM
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 3
value.1 4
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.41 {
iface PCM
name 'Capture Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.42 {
iface PCM
device 2
name 'Capture Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.43 {
iface PCM
device 4
name 'Capture Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.44 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 3
value.1 4
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.45 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'Capture Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.46 {
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Playback Volume'
value.0 24
value.1 24
comment {
access 'read write user'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 255'
tlv '0000000100000008ffffec1400000014'
dbmin -5100
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 -4620
dbvalue.1 -4620
}
}
}
state.NVidia {
control.1 {
iface CARD
name 'HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.2 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
value '0fff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.3 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
value '0f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.4 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
value '040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write'
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.5 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.6 {
iface PCM
device 3
name ELD
value ''
comment {
access 'read volatile'
type BYTES
count 0
}
}
control.7 {
iface CARD
name 'HDMI/DP,pcm=7 Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.8 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
index 1
value '0fff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.9 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
index 1
value '0f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.10 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
index 1
value '040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write'
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.11 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
index 1
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.12 {
iface PCM
device 7
name ELD
value ''
comment {
access 'read volatile'
type BYTES
count 0
}
}
control.13 {
iface PCM
device 3
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
value.2 0
value.3 0
value.4 0
value.5 0
value.6 0
value.7 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 8
range '0 - 36'
}
}
control.14 {
iface PCM
device 7
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
value.2 0
value.3 0
value.4 0
value.5 0
value.6 0
value.7 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 8
range '0 - 36'
}
}
}
state.pcsp {
control.1 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.2 {
iface MIXER
name 'BaseFRQ Playback Volume'
value '18643'
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 '18643'
item.1 '37286'
}
}
control.3 {
iface MIXER
name 'Beep Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.4 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write user'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 255'
tlv '0000000100000008fffffc180000000b'
dbmin -1000
dbmax 1805
dbvalue.0 -1000
dbvalue.1 -1000
}
}
}

recording boost is turned on, everything is enabled and not mutted. I don't know why it's so difficult to configure sound.

anybody ?

Like someone said all the way in the beginning,
So either you added pulseaudio to your Slackware (with undefined result) or you are not even using Slackware but one of its derivatives.
Looking at your posts, you have alsa configured to use pulseaudio for output. Why don't you ask on a pulseaudio related mailinglist? I doubt that there will be much feedback here.

Eric