Try disabling the via device in the bios <div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 14, 2010 11:51 AM, "Douglas Pollard" <<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>> 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> >>>>>>>>> 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> > 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> </div>