MCP51 AC97 on-board sound worked when I installed Ubuntu, then stopped!

[Mauro Grauso]

blacklist this module: snd_intel8x0
then reboot.
Be sure that the module is not loaded and check if it works.

Mauro_



On 8/12/06, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:20:50 +0100
> Adam Funk <a24061 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > The sound worked then.  At some point it stopped working, and now when
> > > I run XMMS (for example) I get the "Couldn't open audio / Please check
> > > that: Your soundcard is configured properly..." error.
> >
> > This is weird.  XMMS and totem won't play sound, but gxine will.  And
> > the XFCE4 volume control goes back to zero right after I try to turn
> > it up.
>
> Just a guess: try running " killall esd" before using xmms ( make sure
> xmms is set to use alsa first ) . Or, see if xmms works with esound set in
> the prefs (Options - Preferences - Output ) .
>
> If you have Gnome system sounds turned on, try turning them off and see if
> that helps. Try other combinations by running gstreamer-properties ( I
> have ALSA input and autodetect default output, currently )
>
> One day esd will disappear, and we will all be happy again.... ;-)
>
>  ( You might gather I have no love for esound/esd - in fact on warty and
> hoary I had /usr/bin/esd set as chmod -x and used dmix / ALSA  exclusively
> - dapper seems to work OK, so I haven't fiddled with it on this sound card/
> system)
>
> Peter
>
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