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# ALSA system-wide config file
# By default, redirect to PulseAudio:
pcm.default pulse
ctl.default pulse
I'm back in the audio group. I've rebooted. I have no front-panel jacks. The jacks I am using are on the motherboard accessible from the back panel. I've tried the jack in all three plugs, but this does not change the "unplugged" status on pavucontrol -- do I need to reboot or restart something each time I change jacks? Note that lscpi shows the audio as detected and lsmod shows the snd_hda_intel driver loaded.
Here is aplay -L, minus the HDMI settings:
Code:
# aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
PulseAudio Sound Server
sysdefault:CARD=SB
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
Front speakers
surround21:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
I get the same output as you for `speaker-test -Dplug:surround40 -c4 -twav`, but no sound. `speaker-test -Dplugulse -c4 -twav` tries, but I get "xcb_connection_has_error() returned true". `speaker-test -Dplug:front -c4 -twav` gives: "Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy" and doesn't try.
The following might provide a clue:
Code:
# pulseaudio --kill
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Failed to kill daemon: No such process
# pulseaudio --start
No protocol specified
E: [pulseaudio] client-conf-x11.c: xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
syslog:
Code:
Aug 20 00:30:08 quadmon pulseaudio[2087]: [pulseaudio] server-lookup.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: /usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally with the following error: No protocol specified
Aug 20 00:30:08 quadmon pulseaudio[2087]: [pulseaudio] server-lookup.c: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.
Aug 20 00:30:08 quadmon pulseaudio[2087]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: /usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally with the following error: No protocol specified
Aug 20 00:30:08 quadmon pulseaudio[2087]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.
Aug 20 00:30:08 quadmon bluetoothd[1182]: RFCOMM server failed for Headset Voice gateway: rfcomm_bind: Address already in use (98)
Are you suggesting I remove /user/lib64/libpulse* from my system?
No, just referring to your original post where you wrote "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo as default" this device is grabbed by pulse so you can't use it.
You either let pulse use it, or use it directly, can't have it both ways. And if you do decide to remove the lib anyway, you will have to rebuild phonon and gstreamer.
duno if it will help, but got sound issues as well while installing my workstation.
1 - Some where due to the fact that I use an USB sound card ( so needed to edit /etc/asound.conf to fit the correct card/device ) then I was able to aplay/spealer-test by selecting the correct device
2 - I needed to remove my ouput hdmi card from pavucontrol
Then got sound in some app but not all ( like sound in browser was fine but not from VLC/AMAROK/DRAGON for example )
3 - last but not least, after some googling around : I've removed the pulse dir in $HOME/.config/ then logout/login => I did get sound on every app.
( actually I've just mv $HOME/.config/pulse $HOME/.config/pulse-bak just in case .. )
Cannot tell the point of this dir usage, but it helps on my end
Hold the presses! I've booted to init level 3 and tried aplayer - nothing. I've just now booted a WIN10 DVD w/networking and tried playing something from youtube ... nothing!
I'm thinking I might have a motherboard/BIOS issue here. I will investigate this theory and probably open the case and poke around. If windows and non-X Linux can't play sounds it sound like probably a hardware issue and all of our posting and counter-posting has been in vain (well, maybe not. If I get sound working all of this config stuff will be useful).
I have an ASROCK 870M Pro3 motherboard -- if anyone has run into this before.
That's a second time this month I've seen (on this forum) the hardware audio chip failing, maybe there's a pattern there somewhere.
Personally, I've never had an integrated audio chip that failed, and I've used a lot of boards, including asrock,acer,asus,albatron,gigabyte,soltek and via.
Perhaps something bricked it on the firmware level.
Googling shows this audio problem all over the place with ASROCK. I must have read a dozen or more different postings in various forums. None are resolved except for one person who returned his board to ASROCK and they sent back a working one. I already had updated to the latest BIOS. Next I'll try popping open the case and verifying my wires are connected correctly. This is the 3rd major problem I've had with ASROCK. In addition to always defaulting to boot from USB (no BIOS settings otherwise) described here http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ed-4175609941/, I had to return an ASROCK Extreme mb in March, used as an office server, because it simply halted every few days (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ur-4175601094/). As I said in first referenced post, I will NEVER buy ASROCK again!
I opened the case and checked connections. I changed the front panel connector from the HD Audio connector to the AC'97 connector. Booted Windows, tried rear panel and front panel, all jacks. Nothing. I'm going to assume I have a motherboard issue and give up on this one. I may change motherboards, but audio is not so critical to my use that I *need* it. Besides, I can get bluetooth audio going when necessary.
GIGABYTE motherboards have never given me any grief (except finding the Virtualization settings on the recently purchased Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 was a bit of a pain). I'll make sure I specify Gigabyte from now on and NEVER BUY ASROCK!
Thanks all for your patience on this wild goose chase.
ASROCK? Still? good grief. Those boards where crap back in 90s, early 00's, when I still bothered to help people build gaming boxes. Audio chip, USB ports vanishing, IDE controller... ugh.
ASROCK? Still? good grief. Those boards where crap back in 90s, early 00's, when I still bothered to help people build gaming boxes. Audio chip, USB ports vanishing, IDE controller... ugh.
I'm hoping their Ryzen boards are decent. Last I checked, they were the only ones that had 10 SATA ports onboard... I do remember them being considered cheapies back in the early 2000s, but from some of the reviews, it seemed like they might've changed their game with these Ryzen boards.
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