On Saturday 24 May 2008 5:51 pm, stan wrote: > dcw wrote: > > On Saturday 24 May 2008 4:41 pm, stan wrote: > >> dcw wrote: > >>> I posted this on the KDE mailing list and they reccommended that I > >>> re-post on this list. > >>> > >>> Current setup: > >>> Motherboard: M2A-VM has a connector for either ac97 or hd sound. I am > >>> using ac97 > >>> Sound output: line output from computer to tv. > >>> OS: Fedora 8 with all updates > >>> > >>> Tested for sound with the following: > >>> 1) When using kcontrol to test sound, it fails with no apparent errors. > >>> 2) When using aplay to test sound, it fails with no apparent errors. > >> > >> You could try running with the -v option, > >> verbose. > > > > [root@star9 ~]#aplay -v > > /mnt/sda2/usr/share/apps/korganizer/sounds/spinout.wav Playing WAVE > > '/mnt/sda2/usr/share/apps/korganizer/sounds/spinout.wav' : Unsigned 8 > > bit, Rate 5512 Hz, Mono > > Plug PCM: Rate conversion PCM (48000, sformat=U8) > > Its setup is: > > stream : PLAYBACK > > access : RW_INTERLEAVED > > format : U8 > > subformat : STD > > channels : 1 > > rate : 5512 > > exact rate : 5512 (5512/1) > > msbits : 8 > > buffer_size : 1881 > > period_size : 117 > > period_time : 21333 > > tick_time : 0 > > tstamp_mode : NONE > > period_step : 1 > > sleep_min : 0 > > avail_min : 117 > > xfer_align : 117 > > start_threshold : 1872 > > stop_threshold : 1881 > > silence_threshold: 0 > > silence_size : 0 > > boundary : 123273216 > > Slave: Route conversion PCM (sformat=S16_LE) > > Transformation table: > > 0 <- 0 > > 1 <- 0 > > Its setup is: > > stream : PLAYBACK > > access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED > > format : U8 > > subformat : STD > > channels : 1 > > rate : 48000 > > exact rate : 48000 (48000/1) > > msbits : 8 > > buffer_size : 16384 > > period_size : 1024 > > period_time : 21333 > > tick_time : 0 > > tstamp_mode : NONE > > period_step : 1 > > sleep_min : 0 > > avail_min : 1024 > > xfer_align : 1024 > > start_threshold : 16384 > > stop_threshold : 16384 > > silence_threshold: 0 > > silence_size : 0 > > boundary : 1073741824 > > Slave: Soft volume PCM > > Control: PCM Playback Volume > > min_dB: -51 > > max_dB: 0 > > resolution: 256 > > Its setup is: > > stream : PLAYBACK > > access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED > > format : S16_LE > > subformat : STD > > channels : 2 > > rate : 48000 > > exact rate : 48000 (48000/1) > > msbits : 16 > > buffer_size : 16384 > > period_size : 1024 > > period_time : 21333 > > tick_time : 0 > > tstamp_mode : NONE > > period_step : 1 > > sleep_min : 0 > > avail_min : 1024 > > xfer_align : 1024 > > start_threshold : 16384 > > stop_threshold : 16384 > > silence_threshold: 0 > > silence_size : 0 > > boundary : 1073741824 > > Slave: Direct Stream Mixing PCM > > Its setup is: > > stream : PLAYBACK > > access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED > > format : S16_LE > > subformat : STD > > channels : 2 > > rate : 48000 > > exact rate : 48000 (48000/1) > > msbits : 16 > > buffer_size : 16384 > > period_size : 1024 > > period_time : 21333 > > tick_time : 0 > > tstamp_mode : NONE > > period_step : 1 > > sleep_min : 0 > > avail_min : 1024 > > xfer_align : 1024 > > start_threshold : 16384 > > stop_threshold : 16384 > > silence_threshold: 0 > > silence_size : 0 > > boundary : 1073741824 > > Hardware PCM card 0 'HDA ATI SB' device 1 subdevice 0 > > Its setup is: > > stream : PLAYBACK > > access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED > > format : S16_LE > > subformat : STD > > channels : 2 > > rate : 48000 > > exact rate : 48000 (48000/1) > > msbits : 16 > > buffer_size : 16384 > > period_size : 1024 > > period_time : 21333 > > tick_time : 1000 > > tstamp_mode : NONE > > period_step : 1 > > sleep_min : 0 > > avail_min : 1024 > > xfer_align : 1024 > > start_threshold : 1 > > stop_threshold : 1073741824 > > silence_threshold: 0 > > silence_size : 1073741824 > > boundary : 1073741824 > > > >> Also run dmesg > >> immediately after > >> the failure to see if it logged any messages. > > > > No apparent messages from dmesg > > > >>> 3) When using system-config-soundcard, the sound works. > >> > >> This indicates a configuration issue. There would be no sound if alsa > >> hadn't recognized your card. > >> > >>> 4) cat'ing a wav file to /dev/dsp works. > >> > >> OSS emulation, using alsa, another indication that sound is almost > >> working. > >> > >>> In searching for an answer, one comment was made about pulseaudio > >>> causing problems so I removed it. Sound test 1 and 2 from above still > >>> fail and test 3 and 4 still work. > >>> > >>> I re-installed pulseaudio but it did not install as many rpms as the > >>> remove process deleted. > >>> > >>> Unfortunately, I know very little about troubleshooting audio problems, > >>> so any help will be greatly appreciated. > >>> > >>> I would have added configuration files but I do not know which ones > >>> would be revelant. > >>> > >>> Let me know what additional information needs to be supplied. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> David > >> > >> Can you run the shell script at > >> http://hg.alsa-project.org/alsa/raw-file/tip/alsa-info.sh > >> and post the link to the output back to the list. It will scan your > >> system for sound > >> related information and post a summary to a web site. It will give you > >> a link to the > >> information on that web site. > > > > link: http://pastebin.ca/1028275 > > > > Thanks, > > David > > Everything looks good. Your sound should be working. I did notice that > your > default device is digital instead of analog/PCM. Digital playback is > disabled in your alsactl file. > > 1. defaults.pcm.card 0 > 2. defaults.pcm.device 1 <---------------- analog would be 0 > here > 3. defaults.ctl.card 0 > 4. > 5. > 6. Aplay/Arecord output > 7. ------------ > 8. > 9. APLAY > 10. > 11. **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** > 12. card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog] > <------------- analog > 13. Subdevices: 1/1 > 14. Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > 15. card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 > Digital] <-------------- digital > 16. Subdevices: 1/1 > 17. Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > 18. > > I'm not sure how it got set, but it would cause the symptoms you are > seeing. You can test by playing as follows > aplay -v -D plughw:0,0 some.wav Doing the aplay test worked. > > If the test succeeds, you need to change this to be analog permanently. > You do it by editing /etc/asound.conf and changing the device to be 0 > instead of 1 as above. I changed the /etc/asound.conf as stated and retested aplay without the options and it also worked. Thanks very much for your help, David -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
