On Monday 18 February 2008 22:40, Mark C. Allman wrote: > On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 21:25 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > On Monday 18 February 2008 20:28, Mark C. Allman wrote: > > > On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 19:54 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > On Monday 18 February 2008 14:53, Mark C. Allman wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2008-02-17 at 19:01 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > > > On Friday 15 February 2008 20:32, Mark C. Allman wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 20:09 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > > > > > On Friday 15 February 2008 02:35, Mark C. Allman wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2008-02-14 at 22:13 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 14 February 2008 18:01, Mark C. Allman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark says: > > > > > > > > > > > When I run the "alsa-info.sh" script I see an error > > > > > > > > > > > message when it tries to collect the data that says > > > > > > > > > > > something like "no soundcard found." I think it's the > > > > > > > > > > > same error that I see when I run aplay to list out > > > > > > > > > > > cards: > > > > > > > > > > > [mcallman@prez tmp]$ aplay -l > > > > > > > > > > > aplay: device_list:205: no soundcards found... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, when I look at the script results, I see the > > > > > > > > > > > following at about line 65 (this is after I tried > > > > > > > > > > > "model=toshiba" in modprobe.conf even though my laptop > > > > > > > > > > > is a Dell XPS 1710): Loaded sound module option > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > Module: snd_hda_intel > > > > > > > > > > > enable : N > > > > > > > > > > > id : <NULL> > > > > > > > > > > > index : 0 > > > > > > > > > > > model : toshiba > > > > > > > > > > > position_fix : 0 > > > > > > > > > > > power_save : 0 > > > > > > > > > > > power_save_controller : Y > > > > > > > > > > > probe_mask : -1 > > > > > > > > > > > single_cmd : N > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could the "enable: N" line be the key here? For those > > > > > > > > > > > of you that have sound working, what do you see listed > > > > > > > > > > > for "enable?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If it helps, you can look at all the test results that > > > > > > > > > > > the script uploaded at: > > > > > > > > > > > http://pastebin.ca/903970 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Mark C. Allman, PMP > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Mark. I've sort of lost the plot a bit, but do you > > > > > > > > > > have your sound working now? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I ask because the Alsa development folks are working hard > > > > > > > > > > on resolving problems, particularly with the hda intel > > > > > > > > > > cards. Alsa driver 1.0.16 has just been released, and I > > > > > > > > > > see many patches being applied to the hda intel codecs, > > > > > > > > > > including your STAC9200 one. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nigel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sound works using: > > > > > > > > > Pidgin > > > > > > > > > VLC (playing Rush/Tom Sawyer right now) > > > > > > > > > RealAudio > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It does not work for: > > > > > > > > > gnome-cd (won't start a track) > > > > > > > > > grip (starts reading tracks, but no sound) > > > > > > > > > aplay/arecord ("no soundcard found") > > > > > > > > > Flash in Firefox > > > > > > > > > system-config-soundcard (everything's there--just no > > > > > > > > > sound!!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can pipe a ".au" file (if I remember the extension > > > > > > > > > correctly) to /dev/audio and I hear it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some "/proc/asound" stuff: > > > > > > > > > [mcallman@prez X11]$ ls /proc/asound/ > > > > > > > > > card0 cards devices hwdep Intel modules oss pcm seq > > > > > > > > > timers version [mcallman@prez X11]$ cat /proc/asound/cards > > > > > > > > > 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel > > > > > > > > > HDA Intel at 0xdfffc000 irq 21 > > > > > > > > > [mcallman@prez X11]$ ls /proc/asound/card0 > > > > > > > > > codec#0 codec#1 id oss_mixer pcm0c pcm0p pcm1p > > > > > > > > > [mcallman@prez X11]$ cat /proc/asound/pcm > > > > > > > > > 00-01: STAC92xx Digital : STAC92xx Digital : playback 1 > > > > > > > > > 00-00: STAC92xx Analog : STAC92xx Analog : playback 1 : > > > > > > > > > capture 1 [mcallman@prez X11]$ cat /proc/asound/modules > > > > > > > > > 0 snd_hda_intel > > > > > > > > > [mcallman@prez X11]$ cat /proc/asound/devices > > > > > > > > > 2: : timer > > > > > > > > > 3: : sequencer > > > > > > > > > 4: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback > > > > > > > > > 5: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback > > > > > > > > > 6: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture > > > > > > > > > 7: [ 0- 1]: hardware dependent > > > > > > > > > 8: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent > > > > > > > > > 9: [ 0] : control > > > > > > > > > [mcallman@prez X11]$ ls -ld /proc/asound/Intel > > > > > > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 2008-02-14 20:18 > > > > > > > > > /proc/asound/Intel -> card0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions would be welcome. If any of the Alsa > > > > > > > > > development folks would like a test bed to try out ideas > > > > > > > > > just let me know. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Mark C. Allman > > > > > For option values in modprobe: I tried all ("all") the dell > > > > > values. Someone earlier said they used "toshiba" even though their > > > > > laptop wasn't a Toshiba, so I thought I'd try it. No luck, of > > > > > course. > > > > > > > > > > alsamixer: > > > > > [mcallman@prez tmp]$ alsamixer > > > > > > > > > > alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such > > > > > file or directory > > > > > -- Mark C. Allman > > > [mcallman@prez tmp]$ rpm -q -a | grep ulse > > > pulseaudio-libs-0.9.8-5.fc8 > > > > > > [mcallman@prez tmp]$ rpm -q -a | grep audio > > > gnome-audio-2.0.0-4 > > > portaudio-19-3.fc8 > > > audiofile-devel-0.2.6-7.fc8 > > > jack-audio-connection-kit-0.103.0-5.fc8 > > > pulseaudio-libs-0.9.8-5.fc8 > > > audiofile-0.2.6-7.fc8 > > > > > > [mcallman@prez tmp]$ cat /etc/asound.conf > > > pcm.!default { > > > type hw > > > card 0 > > > } > > > > > > ctl.!default { > > > type hw > > > card 0 > > > } > > > > > > pcm.Intel { > > > type hw > > > card 0 > > > } > > > > > > ctl.Intel { > > > type hw > > > card 0 > > > } > > > > > > [mcallman@prez tmp]$ amixer > > > amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory > > > > > > Is there detailed documentation in an Alsa source that defines what all > > > goes into asound.conf? As I've said all along, I'm just looking for > > > ideas on what to dig into to diagnose and fix this. I'm not expecting > > > you all on the list to do the work! > > > > > > -- Mark C. Allman > > > > Hi Mark. All I've been asking for is a verification that > > alsa-plugins-pulseaudio is installed. This is the package that can cause > > problems with the sound working. As of yet you have not verified that the > > alsa-plugins-pulseaudio package is either installed, or not installed. > > > > This should be not to difficult. Yumex should show if the package is > > installed, or just run rpm -q alsa-plugins-pulseaudio, and post back the > > output. > > > > Just a confirmation that alsa-plugins-pulseaudio is installed, or not > > installed will be enough to progress further on with the problem. > > > > Nigel. > > If you look above at the results from "rpm -q -a | grep audio" you'll > get your answer. As you can see, it isn't. > > -- Mark C. Allman Hi Mark. First of all, apologies for harping on about pulseaudio, but it does seem to be causing problems for some folks. According to synaptic, pulseaudio is a replacement for Gnomes ESD. Now I don't use Gnome, but KDE. The only package I had to remove was alsa-plugins-pulseaudio, which also removed kde-settings-pulseaudio, and this effectively disabled pulseaudio. I did not remove any of the other packages named "pulseaudio". Someone else on the list merrily went ahead removing pulseaudio packages, including pulseaudio-libs (which removed vlc (which he wanted to keep)), and totally screwed up his F8 install. I'd already told him that he only needed to remove alsa-plugins-pulseaudio, but after reinstalling F8, he again went ahead, admittadly more carefully this time, but removing the pulseaudio packages all the same (excepting pulseaudio-libs). Then he looked back over previous posts, and saw that the only package that needs to be removed was the alsa-plugins-pulseaudio one. IIRC he was using Gnome too. Now I know absolutely nothing about pulseaudio, apart from how to disable it, but just wonder, and as you are using Gnome, perhaps you should replace the pulseaudio packages that you have removed, that is apart from alsa-plugins-pulseaudio that enables pulseaudio. It's possible that Gnome relies on some of these pulseaudio packages to have sound working through Alsa, even though pulseaudio is disabled by the removal of the alsa-plugins-pulseaudio package. Just guessing here. If you want a list of the pulseaudio packages installed as per a fresh install of F8, just ask. Moving on from pulseaudio to alsamixer. >From one of your previous posts you have no alsamixer on the command line, as below. alsamixer: [mcallman@prez tmp]$ alsamixer alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory -- Mark C. Allman Do you have a file named /etc/alsa/asound.state? This file is used when you bootup. ? /usr/sbin/alsactrl restore is run and restores the mixer settings that were saved when you last shutdown. Running alsamixer on the command line should bring up alsamixer playback settings. Do you have the package alsa-utils installed? It should have been installed as part of the F8 install, and includes alsamixer, and a bunch of other stuff. Regarding /etc/asound.conf. I don't have that file on my F8 install, but didn't have to run system-config-soundcard to get my sound working, and from a bit of googling found this entry. http://pastebin.ca/45042?srch=asound The first commented out line says the file is created by system-config-soundcard, but as I've never had to use that command, it's probably not surprising that I have no /etc/asound.conf. Moving on now to your /etc/modprobe.conf, and the options for your soundcard. The guy I've posted to, and is using the same machine as you, but is using Suse, rather than Fedora. Anyway, this is what he has to say. Hi Nigel, > For comparison, this is his output from alsa-info.sh > http://pastebin.ca/903970 After a quick glance I'm pretty sure your user is kind of semi clever. I'd bet he had used a Toshiba notebook before and blindly copied some of that config info over to his Dell. In particular he uses some utterly stupid modprobe options when loading his alsa driver. From his alsa-info output: !!Modprobe options (Sound related) !!-------------------------------- snd-card-0: index=0 snd-hda-intel: index=0 model=toshiba snd-usb-audio: index=7 !!Loaded sound module options !!-------------------------- !!Module: snd_hda_intel enable : N id : <NULL> index : 0 model : toshiba position_fix : 0 power_save : 0 power_save_controller : Y probe_mask : -1 single_cmd : N Just instruct him to remove at least 'model=toshiba' if not all modprobe options alltogether. I'd bet then his sound will work. Bbest, Michael Now what Michael says is based on that he has sounds working on the the same machine as you, but using a Suse distro. I'm still trying to provide help to resolve your problem, and nobody else is coming in. Be that as it may, it would be nice to resolve your problem. All the best. Nigel.
