where has all the sound gone on firefox 3
Inspiron 6400n using Ubuntu 8.10 having upgrade it via the internet from 8.04.
Since then I have had no sound on Firefox 3 on, say YouTube, and the BBC iPlayer.
Can anyone help get the sound to work? It also disappeared on Firefox 2.
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Hi,
Have you increased the volume for everything in alsamixer EXCEPT "external amplifier"?
Please look at
https:/
for more suggestions.
Please also follow this procedure:
Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
Terminal"
Step 2: Run the following commands (type each then hit <enter>)
lspci -v
lsmod |grep snd
aplay -l
find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd
uname -a
cat /proc/asound/
cat /etc/modprobe.
Step 3: Post results (cut/paste terminal output from each command) here
Regards,
Mark
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>
> Subject:
> Re: [Question #58137]: where has all the sound gone on firefox 3
> From:
> Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden>
> Date:
> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:18:09 -0000
> To:
> <email address hidden>
>
> To:
> <email address hidden>
>
>
> Your question #58137 on Ubuntu changed:
> https:/
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Mark Rijckenberg requested for more information:
> Hi,
>
> Have you increased the volume for everything in alsamixer EXCEPT
> "external amplifier"?
>
> Please look at
>
> https:/
>
> for more suggestions.
>
> Please also follow this procedure:
>
> Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
> Terminal"
>
> Step 2: Run the following commands (type each then hit <enter>)
>
> lspci -v
> lsmod |grep snd
> aplay -l
> find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd
> uname -a
> cat /proc/asound/
> cat /etc/modprobe.
>
> Step 3: Post results (cut/paste terminal output from each command) here
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
> Mark,Thanks for the help. Here are the outputs for each command.It seems a great deal to contend with.
> *john@dell:~$ lspci -v*
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML
> and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
> Kernel modules: intel-agp
>
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
> Memory at eff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
> I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
> Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
> Memory at efec0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel modules: intelfb
>
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME,
> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Memory at eff80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
>
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High
> Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
> Memory at efebc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
> Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
>
> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express
> Port 1 (rev 01)
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
> Memory behind bridge: efd00000-efdfffff
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
> Kernel modules: shpchp
>
> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express
> Port 4 (rev 01)
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=0d, sec-latency=0
> I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
> Memory behind bridge: efa00000-efcfffff
> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e000000
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
> Kernel modules: shpchp
>
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB
> UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
> I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]
> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
>
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB
> UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
> I/O ports at bf60 [size=32]
> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
>
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB
> UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
> I/O ports at bf40 [size=32]
> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
>
> 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB
> UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
> I/O ports at bf20 [size=32]
> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
> Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
>
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2
> EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
> Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
> Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
>
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
> (prog-if 01)
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
> Memory behind bridge: ef900000-ef9fffff
> Capabilities: <access denied>
>
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface
> Bridge (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel modules: intel-rng, iTCO_wdt
>
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family)
> SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
> I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
> I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
> I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
> Kernel modules: ata_piix
>
> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller
> (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 4
> I/O ports at 10c0 [size=32]
> Kernel modules: i2c-i801
>
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0
> 100Base-TX (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01af
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
> Memory at ef9fe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: b44
> Kernel modules: b44
>
> 03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
> (prog-if 10)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
> Memory at ef9fd800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
> Kernel modules: ohci1394
>
> 03:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/
> Host Adapter (rev 19) (prog-if 01)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
> Memory at ef9fd400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
> Kernel modules: sdhci-pci
>
> 03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller
> (rev 0a)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
> Memory at ef9fd500 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: ricoh-mmc
> Kernel modules: ricoh_mmc
>
> 03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host
> Adapter (rev 05)
> Subsystem: Dell Device 01bd
> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
> Memory at ef9fd600 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
>
> 03:01.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller
> (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
> !!! Unknown header type 7f
>
> 0b:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1021
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 221
> Memory at efdff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
> Kernel modules: iwl
> *j**ohn@dell:~$ lsmod |grep snd*
> snd_hda_intel 384176 2
> snd_usb_audio 89728 1
> snd_pcm_oss 46848 0
> snd_pcm 83204 3 snd_hda_
> snd_mixer_oss 22784 1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_usb_lib 24192 1 snd_usb_audio
> snd_seq_dummy 10884 0
> snd_hwdep 15236 1 snd_usb_audio
> snd_seq_oss 38528 0
> snd_seq_midi 14336 0
> snd_rawmidi 29824 2 snd_usb_
> snd_seq_midi_event 15232 2 snd_seq_
> snd_seq 57776 7
> snd_seq_
> snd_timer 29960 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
> snd_seq_device 15116 5
> snd_seq_
> snd 63268 18
> snd_hda_
> soundcore 15328 1 snd
> snd_page_alloc 16136 2 snd_hda_
> usbcore 149360 7
> snd_usb_
> *john@dell:~$ find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd*
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> /lib/modules/
> /lib/modules/
> /lib/modules/
> cat /etc/modprobe.
> # autoloader aliases
> install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
> install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
> install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
> install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
> install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
> install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
> install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
> install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7
>
> # Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
> install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe
> --quiet snd-ioctl32 ; : ; }
> install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe
> -Qb snd-seq ; }
> install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
> install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
> install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet
> snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
> install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
> # Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
> install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1
> $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
> install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx
> $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-seq ; }
>
> # Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it
> anyway)
> install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS
> && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
>
> # Load snd-seq for devices that don't have hardware midi;
> # Ubuntu #26283, #43682, #56005; works around Ubuntu #34831 for
> # non-Creative Labs PCI hardware
> install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe
> -Qb snd-seq ; }
> # Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
> options bt87x index=-2
> options cx88_alsa index=-2
> options saa7134-alsa index=-2
> options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
> options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
> options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
> options snd-usb-audio index=-2
> options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
> options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
> # Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
> options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
> # Keep snd-pcsp from beeing loaded as first soundcard
> options snd-pcsp index=-2
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> *john@dell:~$ uname -a*
> Linux dell 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 15 11:03:58 UTC 2009 i686
> GNU/Linux
> john@dell:~$
>
> *john@dell:~$ cat /proc/asound/
> 0 snd_hda_intel
> 1 snd_usb_audio
*john@dell:~$ cat /etc/modprobe.
> # autoloader aliases
> install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
> install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
> install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
> install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
> install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
> install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
> install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
> install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7
>
> # Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
> install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe
> --quiet snd-ioctl32 ; : ; }
> install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe
> -Qb snd-seq ; }
> install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
> install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
> install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet
> snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
> install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi && {
> /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
> # Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
> install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1
> $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
> install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx
> $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-seq ; }
>
> # Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it
> anyway)
> install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS
> && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
>
> # Load snd-seq for devices that don't have hardware midi;
> # Ubuntu #26283, #43682, #56005; works around Ubuntu #34831 for
> # non-Creative Labs PCI hardware
> install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe
> -Qb snd-seq ; }
> # Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
> options bt87x index=-2
> options cx88_alsa index=-2
> options saa7134-alsa index=-2
> options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
> options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
> options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
> options snd-usb-audio index=-2
> options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
> options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
> # Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
> options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
> # Keep snd-pcsp from beeing loaded as first soundcard
> options snd-pcsp index=-2
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#3 |
Hi,
Please try this solution from forumuser noath:
If noath's solution does not work, then please update to latest version of alsa using this guide:
https:/
Regards,
Mark
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#4 |
Thank you, Mark, for the suggestions. I have looked through them and
find that they are way beyond my capabilities as a relative newcomer to
Ubuntu. Might there be another way to check what is and what is not
happening? And one which is step by step.
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#5 |
OWTO: PulseAudio Fixes & System-Wide Equalizer Support
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