off and on sound problem

Tue Dec 14 23:23:04 GMT 2010

On 12/14/2010 02:26 PM, Mike Holstein wrote:
>
> Might not be there... every bios can be different... what is the 
> computer again?... might find some info about the bios options 
> googling around a bit...
>
> On Dec 14, 2010 2:07 PM, "Douglas Pollard" <dougpol1 at verizon.net 
> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>> wrote:
> > On 12/14/2010 01:51 PM, Mike Holstein wrote:
> >>
> >> Your onboard audio device ... try disabling it in the bios...
> >>
> >> On Dec 14, 2010 12:50 PM, "Douglas Pollard" <dougpol1 at verizon.net 
> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>
> >> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>>> wrote:
> >> > On 12/14/2010 12:24 PM, Mike Holstein wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Try disabling the via device in the bios
> >> >>
> >> >> On Dec 14, 2010 11:51 AM, "Douglas Pollard" 
> <dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>
> >> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>>
> >> >> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net> 
> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>>>> wrote:
> >> >> > On 12/13/2010 10:38 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >> >> >> On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 22:30 -0500, Douglas Pollard wrote:
> >> >> >>> On 12/13/2010 09:59 PM, Douglas Pollard wrote:
> >> >> >>>> On 12/13/2010 09:47 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >> >> >>>>> On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 21:40 -0500, Douglas Pollard wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>> On 12/13/2010 09:31 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>>> On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 21:28 -0500, Douglas Pollard wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>>>> On 12/13/2010 08:25 PM, Mike Holstein wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Douglas Pollard
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> <dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net> 
> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>>
> >> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net> 
> <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>>>> wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> I am using Ubuntu studio 10.04. I get sound for a while
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> after start up
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> but then loose it. I typed pavucontrol into the terminal.
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> The volume
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> control panel comes up and I get an error message
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> ( connection failed:
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> connection terminated). The little speaker thingies in the
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> Volume
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> control are showing and X as if muted. If I restart I have
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> sound for a
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> while but then loose it. If I play VLC media player sound
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> stops and
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> starts and beaks up and after a while it shuts down
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> altogether. I would
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> appreciate any help with this. Thanks Doug
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> --
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> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> let us know what hardware your using... are you using 
> JACK?
> >> >> is this
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> an internal card? or a USB device?
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> you can run
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> lspci
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> in a terminal and paste that here, or
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> lsusb
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> i have a VIA sound device that just dies sometimes... what
> >> >> kernel
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> are you using?
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> uname -a
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> have you tried other kernels?
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> --
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> MH
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/mikeholstein
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>> http://opensourcemusician.libsyn.com/
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>> I have an AMD 64 dual chip motherboard that I installed 
> about
> >> >> 3 years
> >> >> >>>>>>>> ago . The computer is an HPpavilian 720
> >> >> >>>>>>>> I am trying to think how to see what kernal is in here. I
> >> >> >>>>>>>> downloaded Ubuntu Studio 10.04 and installed it. I see if I
> >> >> can figure
> >> >> >>>>>>>> out what the kernel is. Doug
> >> >> >>>>>>> Open a terminal emulation and run
> >> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>> uname -a
> >> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>> ;)
> >> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>> No I have not. I just installed Ubuntu Studio 10.04 about two
> >> >> months ago
> >> >> >>>>>> but have not had consistent sound since then. Doug
> >> >> >>>>> On an Ubuntu forum on German, regarding to codec Via VT1708
> >> someone
> >> >> >>>>> solved this by installing
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >>
> >> 
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/lucid/linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> To know what kernel you are running run
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> uname -r
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> or better
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> uname -a
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>> Here is the kernal output from the terminal Doug
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-27-preempt #49-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu Dec 2
> >> >> 03:21:34
> >> >> >>>> UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>> I just played some music with VLC and it played well for about 5
> >> >> minuets
> >> >> >>> and then i got th message that the connection failed. that
> >> sounds like
> >> >> >>> a hardware problem? Doug
> >> >> >> :(
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I did ignore the word 'generic' for this package.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It seems to be able to solve your issue for a default, resp.
> >> upgraded
> >> >> >> default kernel.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hm?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Perhaps you should get a low cost PCI card, that anyway would be
> >> better
> >> >> >> for audio, but your card. I e.g. bought a TerraTec EWX 24/96 PCI
> >> >> card at
> >> >> >> Ebay for less, but 30,- EUR. Compared to professional studio
> >> equipment
> >> >> >> the bass sounds muddy, compared to a crappy on-board device as
> >> >> yours, it
> >> >> >> not only does sound amazing good, but also ships with very good
> >> >> latency,
> >> >> >> when used as a duplex device and btw. the PCI MPU 
> MIDInterface will
> >> >> >> cause less MIDI jitter, but other solutions.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 2 cents,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Ralf
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> > Ok, In trying to solve this I remembered that I had been given an
> >> older
> >> >> > sound blaster card. Thinking it might be a hardware problem, I
> >> plugged
> >> >> > it in and man it sounds good. But after about 5 minutes of 
> playing I
> >> >> > get the same connection lost warning and no sound. I restarted
> >> the box
> >> >> > and I have system sounds but no sound in VLC or other players. 
> If I
> >> >> > restart the computer I seem to have a connection but loose it.
> >> >> Sometimes
> >> >> > system sounds and sound, sometimes only system sounds. Any help
> >> will be
> >> >> > appreciated here, Thanks Doug
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
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> >> > Mike, I could not find an via device in the bios. What is that?? Doug
> > Mike that might just be the problem. I am not showing an onboard audio
> > device in the bios??
> >
> > Doug
Man this something,  I spent all afternoon on line trying to find 
something that might tell me something about the problem. I can't find 
anything that works.  This thing seems to have gotten worse.   I can't 
get any sound at all and don't seem able to get the connection that the 
warning was telling me I had lost. I have turned the computer off and on 
but am no longer getting any sound.   I just don't know.  I am going to 
go to my other drive and try xp to see if I have sound there. At least 
that will tell me if its a software or hardware problem.  The only other 
thing might be configuration some how.       Doug
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