The sound was working fine on my current kubuntu edgy, it still works fine with a kubuntu edgy live cd, but will not work with my current configuration. It appears that everything is loaded and I have audio in my secondary groups .

$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:222: no soundcards found...

$ lspci | grep audio
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08)

$ sudo lspci -v
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
I/O ports at d400 [size=64]
Capabilities : [dc] Power Management version 1


$ lsmod | grep snd

snd_ens1371 28704 0
gameport 17160 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_codec 97696 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_bus 3456 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 47360 0
snd_pcm 84612 3 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_mixer_oss 19584 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 4996 0
snd_seq_oss 36480 0
snd_seq_midi 9984 0
snd_rawmidi 27264 2 snd_ens1371,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 8960 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 59120 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 25348 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 9868 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd 58372 10 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_tim er,snd_seq_device
soundcore 11232 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 11400 1 snd_pcm

I tried purging alsa-base alsa-utils

sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-sound-base alsa-base alsa-utils
sudo apt-get install linux-sound-base alsa-base alsa-utils


I found and installed alsa-utils_1.0.11-6ubuntu2seveas1_i386.deb and ran the included alsaconf which went through the process of finding the ens1371 sound card and set everything up , I got a slight click through the speakers and alsaconf reported it was successful but still nothing, no soundcard found.


~$ sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart
* Shutting down ALSA... * warning: 'alsactl store' failed with error message 'alsactl: save_state:1163: No soundcards found...'... [fail]
* Setting up ALSA... * warning: 'alsactl restore' failed with error message 'alsactl: load_state:1236: No soundcards found...'... [ ok ]


Using the kde system settings for the sound system give no results when I try to test it. I tried loading various sound systems.



I did install an epson usb scanner the other day, but don't remember if I used the sound afterwards.

Any helpful information on how to restore the sound will be sincerely appreciated.

joe

What happens when you run "aplay -l" with the live CD?
Also, try the other commands you have listed. is there anything different in there on the live CD that does not/does appear in the config on your box?

I Have a thoery that something is being loaded on the live CD that isnt/is on your main config, and this is why the sound works on the live CD, but not on the main config.....

thanks,

Your theory sounds reasonable, I will try again, a quick look at the live dvd and it aplay -l lists it. I am going to unplug the recently installed usb scanner to see if it makes a difference. I know it was working OK until I made
some changes recently, it's something I did wrong.

(live dvd)


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 1: ES1371/2 [ES1371 DAC1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci | grep audio
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08)

00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
I/O ports at d400 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

snd_ens1371 28704 1
gameport 17160 1 snd_ens1371
snd_rawmidi 27264 1 snd_ens1371
snd_seq_device 9868 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_ac97_codec 97696 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_bus 3456 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 47360 0
snd_mixer_oss 19584 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 84612 3 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 25348 1 snd_pcm
snd 58372 10 snd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 11232 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 11400 1 snd_pcm

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_ens1371 28704 1
gameport 17160 1 snd_ens1371
snd_rawmidi 27264 1 snd_ens1371
snd_seq_device 9868 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_ac97_codec 97696 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_bus 3456 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 47360 0
snd_mixer_oss 19584 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 84612 3 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 25348 1 snd_pcm
snd 58372 10 snd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 11232 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 11400 1 snd_pcm