Jaunty gives '$ HOME/.dmrc file being ignored' after booting

Sorry, typing error -
Have tried 'sudo chmod 644 /home/username/.dmrcsudo chmod 644 .dmrc to no avail, ie it just returns to username@xxxLaptop:~$ should read:-

Have tried 'sudo chmod 644 /home/username/.dmrc' to no avail. It just returns to the prompt 'username@xxxLaptop:~$'

chmod doesn't give you more output, if it were successful.

Thanks for your reply Sebastian, and I think you mean that even though
chmod doesn't give any output it may well have worked.
Doesn't seem to have done anything at all. Error message still the same
when I restart.
On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 16:48 +0000, Sebastian Gurkasch wrote:
Sebastian Gurkasch proposed the following answer:
chmod doesn't give you more output, if it were successful.

ls -la $HOME/.Xauthority
ls -la $HOME/.dmrc

each
-rw------- 1 username username

##my .dmrc has 600
However gid and uid e.g. 1000 should be the user
id
grep 1000 /etc/passwd

chown 1000:1000 /home/username/.dmrc
chmod 644 /home/username/.dmrc

Thanks Sam. Followed up to 'ls -la $HOME/ .dmrc', output was as below:-

ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -la $HOME/ .Xauthority
-rw------- 1 ray ray 120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority

/home/ray/:
total 312
drwxrwxrwx 40 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-07-16 00:49 ..
-rw------- 1 ray ray 332 2009-07-25 18:39 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 220 2009-07-16 00:49 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 3115 2009-07-16 00:49 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 13:26 .checkbox
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 10 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 10:07 .config
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .dbus
drwxrwxrwx 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 17:30 Desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 23:35 Documents
-rw------- 1 ray ray 16 2009-07-16 01:22 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x 9 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .evolution
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 357 2009-07-16 00:49 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 01:59 .fontconfig
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 09:32 For Sorting
drwxr-xr-x 5 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:53 .gconfd
-rw-r----- 1 ray ray 0 2009-07-25 17:33 .gksu.lock
drwxr-xr-x 13 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 23:58 .gnome2
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnome2_private
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 4 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd.pid
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 14:43 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 130 2009-07-26 12:52 .gtk-bookmarks
dr-x------ 2 ray ray 0 2009-07-26 12:52 .gvfs
-rw------- 1 ray ray 4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 02:02 .kde
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:01 .local
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:42 .mozilla
drwxrwxrwx 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 09:56 Music
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .nautilus
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:51 .openoffice.org
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 36864 2009-07-19 11:04 Photos
drwxrwxrwx 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 13:35 Pictures
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 37 2009-07-17 19:44 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 675 2009-07-16 00:49 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Public
drwx------ 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .pulse
-rw------- 1 ray ray 256 2009-07-16 01:22 .pulse-cookie
-rwxr-xr-x 1 ray ray 234 2009-07-18 09:46 ray.desktop
-rw------- 1 ray ray 1192 2009-07-16 20:11 .recently-used
-rw------- 1 ray ray 34774 2009-07-25 23:58 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------ 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 16:49 .Skype
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 0 2009-07-16 12:59 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 11:51 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x 5 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 00:00 .tomboy
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 16266 2009-07-23 00:01 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:39 .update-manager-core
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .update-notifier
drwxrwxrwx 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Videos
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-21 09:13 .VirtualBox
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-22 11:11 .wapi
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .wine
-rw------- 1 ray ray 120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 4952 2009-07-26 12:53 .xsession-errors
ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -la $HOME/ .dmrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc

/home/ray/:
total 312
drwxrwxrwx 40 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-07-16 00:49 ..
-rw------- 1 ray ray 332 2009-07-25 18:39 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 220 2009-07-16 00:49 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 3115 2009-07-16 00:49 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 13:26 .checkbox
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 10 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 10:07 .config
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .dbus
drwxrwxrwx 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 17:30 Desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 23:35 Documents
-rw------- 1 ray ray 16 2009-07-16 01:22 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x 9 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .evolution
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 357 2009-07-16 00:49 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 01:59 .fontconfig
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 09:32 For Sorting
drwxr-xr-x 5 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:53 .gconfd
-rw-r----- 1 ray ray 0 2009-07-25 17:33 .gksu.lock
drwxr-xr-x 13 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 23:58 .gnome2
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnome2_private
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 4 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd.pid
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 14:43 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 130 2009-07-26 12:52 .gtk-bookmarks
dr-x------ 2 ray ray 0 2009-07-26 12:52 .gvfs
-rw------- 1 ray ray 4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 02:02 .kde
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:01 .local
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:42 .mozilla
drwxrwxrwx 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 09:56 Music
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .nautilus
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:51 .openoffice.org
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 36864 2009-07-19 11:04 Photos
drwxrwxrwx 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 13:35 Pictures
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 37 2009-07-17 19:44 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 675 2009-07-16 00:49 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Public
drwx------ 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .pulse
-rw------- 1 ray ray 256 2009-07-16 01:22 .pulse-cookie
-rwxr-xr-x 1 ray ray 234 2009-07-18 09:46 ray.desktop
-rw------- 1 ray ray 1192 2009-07-16 20:11 .recently-used
-rw------- 1 ray ray 34774 2009-07-25 23:58 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------ 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 16:49 .Skype
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 0 2009-07-16 12:59 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 11:51 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x 5 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 00:00 .tomboy
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 16266 2009-07-23 00:01 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:39 .update-manager-core
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .update-notifier
drwxrwxrwx 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Videos
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-21 09:13 .VirtualBox
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-22 11:11 .wapi
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .wine
-rw------- 1 ray ray 120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 5249 2009-07-26 12:54 .xsession-errors
ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -la $HOME/ .dmrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc

/home/ray/:
total 312
drwxrwxrwx 40 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-07-16 00:49 ..
-rw------- 1 ray ray 332 2009-07-25 18:39 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 220 2009-07-16 00:49 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 3115 2009-07-16 00:49 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 13:26 .checkbox
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 10 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 10:07 .config
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .dbus
drwxrwxrwx 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 17:30 Desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 23:35 Documents
-rw------- 1 ray ray 16 2009-07-16 01:22 .esd_auth
drwxr-xr-x 9 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .evolution
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 357 2009-07-16 00:49 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 01:59 .fontconfig
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 09:32 For Sorting
drwxr-xr-x 5 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:53 .gconfd
-rw-r----- 1 ray ray 0 2009-07-25 17:33 .gksu.lock
drwxr-xr-x 13 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 23:58 .gnome2
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnome2_private
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 4 2009-07-24 22:31 .gpilotd.pid
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 14:43 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 130 2009-07-26 12:52 .gtk-bookmarks
dr-x------ 2 ray ray 0 2009-07-26 12:52 .gvfs
-rw------- 1 ray ray 4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 02:02 .kde
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:01 .local
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:42 .mozilla
drwxrwxrwx 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-18 09:56 Music
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .nautilus
drwxr-xr-x 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:51 .openoffice.org
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 36864 2009-07-19 11:04 Photos
drwxrwxrwx 6 ray ray 4096 2009-07-19 13:35 Pictures
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 37 2009-07-17 19:44 .printer-groups.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 675 2009-07-16 00:49 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Public
drwx------ 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-26 12:52 .pulse
-rw------- 1 ray ray 256 2009-07-16 01:22 .pulse-cookie
-rwxr-xr-x 1 ray ray 234 2009-07-18 09:46 ray.desktop
-rw------- 1 ray ray 1192 2009-07-16 20:11 .recently-used
-rw------- 1 ray ray 34774 2009-07-25 23:58 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------ 3 ray ray 4096 2009-07-25 16:49 .Skype
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 0 2009-07-16 12:59 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 11:51 .thumbnails
drwxr-xr-x 5 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 00:00 .tomboy
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 16266 2009-07-23 00:01 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 13:39 .update-manager-core
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 .update-notifier
drwxrwxrwx 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-16 01:22 Videos
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-21 09:13 .VirtualBox
drwxr-xr-x 2 ray ray 4096 2009-07-22 11:11 .wapi
drwxr-xr-x 4 ray ray 4096 2009-07-23 20:18 .wine
-rw------- 1 ray ray 120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 5830 2009-07-26 12:55 .xsession-errors
ray@RayLaptop:~$

Should I now enter 'each
-re-----' etc?
Is ##my .dmrc the next instruction?
Sorry to be so dim!
Your help much appreciated.
Ray

On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 22:35 +0000, Sam wrote:

> Your question #78094 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78094
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Sam proposed the following answer:
> ls -la $HOME/.Xauthority
> ls -la $HOME/.dmrc
>
> each
> -rw------- 1 username username
>
> ##my .dmrc has 600
> However gid and uid e.g. 1000 should be the user
> id
> grep 1000 /etc/passwd
>
> chown 1000:1000 /home/username/.dmrc
> chmod 644 /home/username/.dmrc
>

Ray, as you can see yourself, it looks fine.
-rw------- 1 ray ray 120 2009-07-18 09:45 .Xauthority
-rw------- 1 ray ray 4125 2009-07-26 12:52 .ICEauthority
-rw-r--r-- 1 ray ray 2 2009-07-18 09:45 .dmrc

You may note:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkAdmin
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo

Audio:
You may search for your audio modul here (via terminal):
zless /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/ALSA-Configuration.txt.gz

##or you may prefer to unpack the file.

Options found can be added at the end of the file
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

e.g.
snd-hda-intel model=acer

you can open it with:
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

Backup the file before edit:
cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.backup

After finishing save+close the file, reboot.

You may find the codec, e.g. Realtek 883 in alsamixer at the top left, when you type in a terminal:
alsamixer

There you may also test all setting options available.
A GUI for this tool is: gnome-alsamixer

You may find helpful answers on your issues from a specialist:
https://answers.launchpad.net/~markrijckenberg/+questions?field.search_text=acer&field.sort=RELEVANCY&field.sort-empty-marker=1&field.actions.search=Search&field.language=de&field.language=en&field.language-empty-marker=1&field.status=OPEN&field.status=NEEDSINFO&field.status=ANSWERED&field.status=SOLVED&field.status-empty-marker=1

Hi Sam,
I've tried all that I think I'm competent to try!
Outputs in terminal are:-

ray@RayLaptop:~$ wget -O alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh
--2009-07-27 16:10:23-- http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh
Resolving www.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51
Connecting to www.alsa-project.org|212.20.107.51|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh [following]
--2009-07-27 16:10:24--
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh
Resolving git.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51
Reusing existing connection to www.alsa-project.org:80.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [text/plain]
Saving to: `alsa-info.sh'

    [ <=> ] 26,185 143K/s in
0.2s

2009-07-27 16:10:24 (143 KB/s) - `alsa-info.sh' saved [26185]

ray@RayLaptop:~$ bash alsa-info.sh
ALSA Information Script v 0.4.57
--------------------------------

This script visits the following commands/files to collect diagnostic
information about your ALSA installation and sound related hardware.

  dmesg
  lspci
  lsmod
  aplay
  amixer
  alsactl
  /proc/asound/
  /sys/class/sound/
  ~/.asoundrc (etc.)

See 'alsa-info.sh --help' for command line options.

Automatically upload ALSA information to www.alsa-project.org? [y/N] : y
Uploading information to www.alsa-project.org ... Done!

Your ALSA information is located at
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=da71bac2c65599954e0771c97b19de90960ecadb

Please inform the person helping you.

ray@RayLaptop:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install
gnome-alsamixer asoundconf-gtk alsa-utils; asoundconf list; aplay -l;
sudo lshw -C sound; ls -lart /dev/snd; cat /dev/sndstat; lspci -nn ;
lsmod | grep snd
 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xf8900000 irq 21
[sudo] password for ray:
Reading package lists... Done
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The following NEW packages will be installed:
  asoundconf-gtk gnome-alsamixer libgconfmm-2.6-1c2{a}
  libglademm-2.4-1c2a{a} libpulse-mainloop-glib0{a} padevchooser{a}
  paman{a} paprefs{a} pavucontrol{a} pavumeter{a}
  pulseaudio-module-zeroconf{a}
0 packages upgraded, 11 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 405kB of archives. After unpacking 2716kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
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libpulse-mainloop-glib0 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2 [30.9kB]
Get:6 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe pavumeter
0.9.3-1ubuntu1 [29.2kB]
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[92.2kB]
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pulseaudio-module-zeroconf 1:0.9.14-0ubuntu20.2 [18.4kB]
Get:10 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe paprefs
0.9.7-0ubuntu1 [35.2kB]
Get:11 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe padevchooser
0.9.3-2ubuntu4 [20.2kB]
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Names of available sound cards:
Intel
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  *-multimedia
       description: Audio device
       product: 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 1b
       bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
       version: 03
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 module=snd_hda_intel
total 0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 2009-07-27 13:55 timer
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 2009-07-27 13:55 seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 2009-07-27 13:55 pcmC0D4c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 2009-07-27 13:55 controlC0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 160 2009-07-27 13:55 .
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 2009-07-27 14:18 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 2009-07-27 14:34 pcmC0D0p
drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4440 2009-07-27 16:15 ..
Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.18rc3 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux RayLaptop 2.6.28-13-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 30
19:49:51 UTC 2009 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:
HDA Intel at 0xf8900000 irq 21

Audio devices:
0: ALC268 Analog (DUPLEX)

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:
31: system timer

Mixers:
0: Realtek ALC268
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset
Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4
Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series
Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD
Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI
Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI
Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI
Express Port 3 [8086:2944] (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI
Express Port 4 [8086:2946] (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI
Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family)
USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
[8086:2448] (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface
Controller [8086:2919] (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI
Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus
Controller [8086:2930] (rev 03)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
88E8071 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller [11ab:436b] (rev 16)
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link
5100 [8086:4232]
snd_hda_intel 434100 3
snd_pcm_oss 46336 0
snd_mixer_oss 22656 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 82948 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 10756 0
snd_seq_oss 37760 0
snd_seq_midi 14336 0
snd_rawmidi 29696 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 15104 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 56880 6
snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 29704 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14988 5
snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd 62628 15
snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 15200 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 16904 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
ray@RayLaptop:~$ snd-hda-intel
bash: snd-hda-intel: command not found
ray@RayLaptop:~$ model
bash: model: command not found
ray@RayLaptop:~$ gstreamer-properties
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
ray@RayLaptop:~$

I trust this will mean something to someone clever - it means "not a
lot" to me.
Regards, Ray

On Sun, 2009-07-26 at 18:43 +0000, Sam wrote:

> Your question #78094 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78094
>
> Sam proposed the following answer:
> You may find helpful answers on your issues from a specialist:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/~markrijckenberg/+questions?field.search_text=acer&field.sort=RELEVANCY&field.sort-empty-marker=1&field.actions.search=Search&field.language=de&field.language=en&field.language-empty-marker=1&field.status=OPEN&field.status=NEEDSINFO&field.status=ANSWERED&field.status=SOLVED&field.status-empty-marker=1
>

Ray, you did a greate job already. So far it looks good to me.

There don't seem to be much options for ALC268 and ICH9 familiy (line #730)
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt#730

except what I've suggested already - to add model=acer - described in my earlier post.
Recall:
Step #1
Backup the file before edit:
sudo cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.backup

Step #2
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

Step #3
at the end of the file add this line:

snd-hda-intel model=acer

##save+close the file, reboot.

Skype:
It's common that pulseaudio and skype together cause trouble.
Please try to follow these suggestions:
http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#Skype

Another common thing about sound is trial&error, because of different architectures, soundcards a.s.o.
There is no one_solution for all method, hence you need to test configurations and certainly unmute at least pcm, master and external amplifier.

Hi Sam,
Now in UK for a few days, hence delay in responding to your helpful
comments.
Regret 'no joy' to report, failed at step one:-

ray@RayLaptop:~$ sudo
cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.backup
cp: cannot stat `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base': No such file or directory
ray@RayLaptop:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
ray@RayLaptop:~$
The alsa-base (/etc/modprobe.d) - gedit window has a tab named alsa-base
but is otherwise completely blank. May I ask for a little more help on
this one please?

Re Pulse-audio and Skype.

Ancient brain not able to follow the complications of the link you
pointed me to - sorry!
Do I really need to use Pulse-audio at all. What about if I uninstall
both Pulse and Skype and use Ekiga instead?

With best wishes, Ray

On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 20:36 +0000, Sam wrote:

> gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

Ray,
seems the file name has changed in Jaunty. (I'm on Hardy)
According to some search it's:
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

To verify, you may check the path via Nautilus or terminal.
This will show you the content of the folder:
ls -al /etc/modprobe.d/

If you've found an alsa-base.conf, then just repeat mentioned steps with this one.
sudo cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

> gedit window has a tab named alsa-base but is otherwise completely blank.
##and yes, if a file doesn't exist it will be created, just skip it.

btw. here is someone with ALC268 [unsolved]
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/71724

>Do I really need to use Pulse-audio at all.

Ray, ALSA is default, pulseaudio needs ALSA, not the other way around.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pulseaudio-diagram.png

> What about if I uninstall both Pulse and Skype and use Ekiga instead?

Ray, it's about freedom of choice and whatever suits your comfort.
You may try all options which come to your mind, everything can be removed, reinstalled, configured ...

Ekiga
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga
http://www.ekiga.org/
http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Fun_Numbers
https://www.ekiga.net/

Hi Sam,
Did this:-
ray@RayLaptop:~$ sudo
cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
[sudo] password for ray:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for ray:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for ray:
cp: missing destination file operand after
`/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
ray@RayLaptop:~$ sudo cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf sudo
cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup
cp: target `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup' is not a directory
ray@RayLaptop:~$ ls -al /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2387 2009-04-08
19:42 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
ray@RayLaptop:~$ sudo
cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup
ray@RayLaptop:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
 Enter produced this in a new screen 'alsa-base.conf (/etc/modprobe.d)
- gedit'

# 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 $CMDLINE_OPTS &&
{ /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe
--quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS &&
{ /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer
$CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist
snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS &&
{ /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe
--quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi
$CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist
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 --quiet --use-blacklist
snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx
$CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist 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 --quiet --use-blacklist saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
# 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-us122l 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

Do I add the new line 'snd-hda-intel model =acer' after the line 'opti
ons snd-pcsp index=-2'?
Sorry to seem so clod-headed, but when you get to my age there's only
about a half-dozen brain cells left - and three of those are needed to
tell what day it is!
Regards, Ray

On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 18:07 +0000, Sam wrote:

> Your question #78094 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78094
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Sam proposed the following answer:
> Ray,
> seems the file name has changed in Jaunty. (I'm on Hardy)
> According to some search it's:
> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
>
> To verify, you may check the path via Nautilus or terminal.
> This will show you the content of the folder:
> ls -al /etc/modprobe.d/
>
> If you've found an alsa-base.conf, then just repeat mentioned steps with this one.
> sudo cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup
> gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
>
> > gedit window has a tab named alsa-base but is otherwise completely blank.
> ##and yes, if a file doesn't exist it will be created, just skip it.
>
> btw. here is someone with ALC268 [unsolved]
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/71724
>
> >Do I really need to use Pulse-audio at all.
>
> Ray, ALSA is default, pulseaudio needs ALSA, not the other way around.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pulseaudio-diagram.png
>
> > What about if I uninstall both Pulse and Skype and use Ekiga instead?
>
> Ray, it's about freedom of choice and whatever suits your comfort.
> You may try all options which come to your mind, everything can be removed, reinstalled, configured ...
>
> Ekiga
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga
> http://www.ekiga.org/
> http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Fun_Numbers
> https://www.ekiga.net/
>

Ray,
if you mention your age once again you'll have to reveal it, because I'm likely older - and - in advantage female. I started with computer when I was 40 and that's a long time ago. :-))

Finally you've got it right, you've missed the empty space '#' (symbol added as pointer)
cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf#/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup
Congratulations.

> Do I add the new line 'snd-hda-intel model =acer'
after the line 'options snd-pcsp index=-2'?

Yes, at the end of the file.
And don't worry, the worst thing what could happen to your sound is that nothing happens, means no change.

Hi Sam,
71,male,married,resident 'Green Spain'. Younger than you or not, I'm
still getting a message on Skype saying that I have audio problems.
Skype doesn't work, neither does Ekiga. Have uninstalled Ekiga, still
the same but now no warning about 'not being the owner of /Home'
Am very appreciative of your help,
Regards, Ray

On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 19:58 +0000, Sam wrote:

> cp /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf#/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf.backup

##O.T.
Ray, my deepest respect and well, I lost my bet.
Sorry, since I don't use skype you may search a little if and how others solved the issues.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Anyway, you should open a new question for the issue with skype and sound.
It makes it easier for others to follow up or find a solution for themselves.

Hence, if the '.dmrc file' issue is solved, please mark the question solved also.

From what I've read so far, in section 'Audio devices' automatic sound preferences shouldn't be set.
And 'plughw' should be set, instead of 'hw'.
Skype actually uses ALSA, so in your system audio settings everything should be set to ALSA too.
If using PulseAudio, then all other audio settings need to be set to PulseAudio too.

In general, sound settings need to be consistent.

Sam, Skype still won't work but will sort it out by asking a new question, thank you for trying to help.
The .dmrc matter is still there! Whenever I start the laptop still get this:-

'Users $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default system and languages from being saved. File should be owned by user and have 644 permissions. Users $HOME directory must be owned by user and not writable by others.'

I have checked that the System Sound settings are all on ALSA, but could it be that because of the .dmrc issue these are not being saved, and are therefore still on the Vista defaults (Vista was preloaded when laptop was bought.)

Screenshot of sound settings:- Sorrry, now can't show the screenshot, Alt+Take screenshot gives me the .png file (on desktop) but can't seem to copy and paste it here.
Ray

Please COMPLETELY IGNORE my last comments. On re-reading I can see that I have mixed up at least two, possibly three threads. It would be preferable to start two new questions. This I will do!
Very grateful for your patient help Sam.
Ray