Sound Problems
Karl F. Larsen
klarsen1 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 27 12:07:27 UTC 2009
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Emil Payne wrote:
> First off, let me state that it may be something I did. Plus, with all
> the things I've tried from reading the internet, things are probably all
> screwed up now.
>
> I am running ubuntu 9.04 installed about a month ago from a Canonical
> CD. Since then it has been upgraded a few times including three kernel
> updates.
I have 9.04 and I have yet to get a kernel update. Your kernels must be
special and the cause of your sound problems.
73 Karl
>
> I currently have NO sound of any type.
>
> When booting off the live CD the sound is perfect and I get the following:
>
> ===========================================
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ aplay -l
> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: I82801DBICH4 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel
> 82801DB-ICH4]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> card 0: I82801DBICH4 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958
> [Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - IEC958]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ aplay -L
> front:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> Front speakers
> surround40:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
> surround41:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
> surround50:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
> surround51:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
> iec958:CARD=I82801DBICH4,DEV=0
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - IEC958
> IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
> null
> Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$
> ===========================================
>
> However, when running the installed program I get the following:
>
> ===========================================
> ehspayne at ubuntu:~$ aplay -l
> aplay: device_list:217: no soundcards found...
> ehspayne at ubuntu:~$ aplay -L
> ehspayne at ubuntu:~$
> ===========================================
>
>
> The sound card is the built-in motherboard sound.
>
> Any ideas where to start or what other info to send to this list?
> Obviously not a bios problem. Could it be a kernel problem?
>
> Thanks;
>
> Emil
>
> PS - Dell Dimension 2350 with 512k ram (was 384K when I got it.)
>
- --
Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
Linux User
#450462 http://counter.li.org.
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