Your onboard audio device ... try disabling it in the bios... <div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 14, 2010 12:50 PM, "Douglas Pollard" <<a href="mailto:dougpol1@verizon.net">dougpol1@verizon.net</a>> 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" <<a href="mailto:dougpol1@verizon.net">dougpol1@verizon.net</a> >> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dougpol1@verizon.net">dougpol1@verizon.net</a>>> 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 >> >>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:dougpol1@verizon.net">dougpol1@verizon.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dougpol1@verizon.net">dougpol1@verizon.net</a>>> 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 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> -- >> >>>>>>>>> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list >> >>>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> >> >>>>>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >>>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</a> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> 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 >> >>>>>>>>> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mikeholstein">http://www.myspace.com/mikeholstein</a> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> <a href="http://opensourcemusician.libsyn.com/">http://opensourcemusician.libsyn.com/</a> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 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 >> >>>>> >> <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/lucid/linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic">http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/lucid/linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic</a> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> 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 >> > >> > -- >> > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list >> > <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</a> > Mike, I could not find an via device in the bios. What is that?? Doug </div>