On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 09:35 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> First, I *do* have sound. Realplayer works, and system-config-soundcard
> properly detects the card (Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
> AC'97 Audio Controller on my Thinkpad T41), and loads what look like the
> right modules:
>
> $lsmod
> ...
> snd_intel8x0m 19524 0
> snd_intel8x0 35776 2
> snd_ac97_codec 74872 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0
> snd_pcm_oss 55072 1
> snd_mixer_oss 19712 2 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm 111752 4 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer 36356 1 snd_pcm
> snd 62564 7 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore 11744 3 snd
> snd_page_alloc 9860 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> ...
>
> Second, this all worked a day or so ago.
>
> But today, my GNOME panel volume control drops back to zero whenever I try
> to move it. And opening the mixer app produces an error: "Sorry, no mixer
> elements and/or devices found." (The mic volume control that I added to
> the panel still appears functional--i.e., it stays where I put it.)
> Reinstalling the volume control applet doesn't have any effect.
>
> All I did that I know of was reboot. Rebooting again did not solve the
> problem.
>
> Any idea where to look for what broke?
>
> TIA.
>
What does your /etc/asound.conf look like?
This is mine:
# Generated by system-config-soundcard, do not edit by hand
pcm.!default { type hw card 0 }
ctl.!default { type hw card 0 }
Awhile back the 0 was mysteriously changed to 1 and things got screwy.
Bob...
