Sound issues with slack 10.2 and onboard sound chip
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Sound issues with slack 10.2 and onboard sound chip
I just moved my Linux system from being a secont hard drive on my main computer to a seperat PC I got from a friend. It is now part of an old eMachines eTower 366i2. lspci finds recognizes the chip, and I've compiled the kernel using the correct modules, alsaconf find the chip and configures it. I've made sure no sound channels are muted and I still have no sound.
Here is the readout from lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440LX/EX - 82443LX/EX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440LX/EX - 82443LX/EX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X (rev 5c)
Some of this may sound silly, but I'm just trying to hit the basics
* Are you sure the sound works? (Maybe try in a live-cd?)
* Are the speakers plugged in?
* You said the sound channels were unmuted. Does that include the Main, PCM, and headphone channels? (headphone is normally big for laptops, but is worth checking)
* Are the speakers on?
* What audio program are you using?
* What driver is used by the program? Alsa or OSS? Have you tried to coax it into using the other one?
Also check your volume control settings in what ever DE you're running, even if you've made sure the volume is not muted with alsaconf the volume will be muted on start-up. Go into sound volume settings and unmute sound.
Daga
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* Are you sure the sound works? (Maybe try in a live-cd?)
What do you mean, that is the problem, the sound DOES NOT work...
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* Are the speakers plugged in?
* Are the speakers on?
Yes and yes...
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* You said the sound channels were unmuted. Does that include the Main, PCM, and headphone channels? (headphone is normally big for laptops, but is worth checking)
yes, obviously you read enough to see that I unmuted them, so the only other option is that you must think me a moron to not check them all...
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* What audio program are you using?
* What driver is used by the program? Alsa or OSS? Have you tried to coax it into using the other one?
No program will work (xine, gxine, xmms). KDE's arts doesn't even work, in fact it hangs when I try to get it to do anything (ie. check/adjust volume, change drivers, etc, etc...)
and I'm using ALSA.
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Hitest
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I tried that Hitest, but KDE's arts system hangs when I try to get it to change anything, almost like it is having issues with alsa.
Hitest
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I tried that Hitest, but KDE's arts system hangs when I try to get it to change anything, almost like it is having issues with alsa.
This might sound really stupid, but, I've found when using the volume control in KDE (the one in sound and video) that after I've unmuted the settings, unclicked the red Xs the sound is still muted. But if I move the sliders up and down a bit suddenly the sound comes back. I'm not talking about any of the media players ,but, the volume controller that interfaces with alsa. It sounds stupid, but, this has worked for me.
After having several other problems today in which programs or KDE apps locked up on me; I have decided to do a complete reformat and reinstall.
I would do the same thing. Did these issues suddenly start or were they always present from the time you first did the install? I'm just wondering what the cause could be. Good luck, man!
Interesting problem.
the sound worked fine on the compaq system, the problems started when I moved the linux drive to a different tower. it doesn't matter anyway since I'm going to reinstall.
the sound worked fine on the compaq system, the problems started when I moved the linux drive to a different tower. it doesn't matter anyway since I'm going to reinstall.
Sounds good! I'd be curious to hear how it goes:-)
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