cs4236 sound card (CS4235 audio device) not working in Ubuntu 8.10
Hi, I'm Vajinder Dutt
I've recently installed Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, My system has cs4236 sound card. I hear drum sound at login screen. There after no sound at all. Volume control has red mark, that says "No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found " . System/
#lspnp -v output is
01:01.00 CSC0000 Crystal PnP audio system CODEC
state = active
dma 1
dma 3
irq 5
io 0x534-0x537
io 0x388-0x38b
io 0x220-0x22f
01:01.01 CSC0001 Crystal PnP audio system joystick
state = disabled
01:01.02 CSC0010 Crystal PnP audio system control registers
state = active
io 0x120-0x127
01:01.03 CSC0003 Crystal PnP audio system MPU-401 compatible
state = active
io 0x330-0x331
#aplay -l output is
aplay: device_list:215: no soundcards found...
#alsamixer output is
No mixer elems found
When i click at volume control icon, it says:
"The volume control did not find any elements and/or devices to control. This means either that you don't have the right GStreamer plugins installed, or that you don't have a sound card configured".
It is noticeable that I hear crystal clear drum sound at login screen.
I'm really very frustrated. Do help me.
Thanking you
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#1 |
Vajinder Dutt,
thank you for giving us this information.
Please open a terminal window (menu: <Applications>,... <Accesoires>,... <Terminal>...)
in that screen enter this command:
sudo alsamixer
This text based screen you can Mute and un-Mute the sound. Hope this helps! Please reply your answer here...
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#2 |
Hi,
Please look at
https:/
for some initial suggestions.
Please also follow this procedure:
Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
Terminal"
Step 2: Run the following commands (copy/paste each command into the Terminal and then hit <enter>)
aplay -l
cat /dev/sndstat
lspci -nn
lsmod | grep snd
cat /proc/asound/
dmesg | grep 423
dmesg | grep ound
Step 3: Post results (copy/paste terminal output from each command) on this thread
Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if possible) on this thread
Step 5: Make sure to set all channels to high volume levels in alsamixer EXCEPT for "external amplifier".
Regards,
Mark
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#3 |
Hi,
Please try the workaround solution from forumuser boulderbum at the following location:
http://
If that workaround does not work, please follow the steps 1 to 5 I mentioned in my previous answer.
Regards,
Mark
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#4 |
vajinder@Indus:~$ sudo alsamixer
No mixer elems found
vajinder@Indus:~$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:215: no soundcards found...
vajinder@Indus:~$ cat /dev/sndstat
Sound Driver:
Kernel: Linux Indus 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686
Config options: 0
Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation
Card config:
CS4235 at 0x534, irq 5, dma 1&3
Audio devices:
0: CS4235 (DUPLEX)
Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
Midi devices:
0: CS4235 MIDI
Timers:
31: system timer
Mixers:
0: CS4235
vajinder@Indus:~$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge [8086:7190] (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge [8086:7191] (rev 03)
00:07.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA [8086:7110] (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE [8086:7111] (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB [8086:7112] (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI [8086:7113] (rev 02)
00:0f.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture [109e:036e] (rev 02)
00:0f.1 Multimedia controller [0480]: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture [109e:0878] (rev 02)
00:10.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 [8086:1229] (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-133 [1002:4c42] (rev dc)
vajinder@Indus:~$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_cs4236 22796 0
snd_opl3_lib 18560 1 snd_cs4236
snd_hwdep 15236 1 snd_opl3_lib
snd_cs4236_lib 22784 1 snd_cs4236
snd_mpu401_uart 15360 1 snd_cs4236
snd_cs4231_lib 32640 2 snd_cs4236,
snd_pcsp 17696 0
snd_pcm_oss 46848 0
snd_mixer_oss 22784 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 83204 4 snd_cs4236_
snd_seq_dummy 10884 0
snd_seq_oss 38528 0
snd_seq_midi 14336 0
snd_rawmidi 29824 2 snd_mpu401_
snd_seq_midi_event 15232 2 snd_seq_
snd_seq 57776 6 snd_seq_
snd_timer 29960 4 snd_opl3_
snd_seq_device 15116 6 snd_opl3_
snd 63268 15 snd_cs4236,
soundcore 15328 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 16136 2 snd_cs4231_
vajinder@Indus:~$ cat /proc/asound/
cat: /proc/asound/
vajinder@Indus:~$ dmesg | grep 423
[ 35.991353] cs4236_isapnp 01:01.00: activated
[ 35.993838] cs4236_isapnp 01:01.02: activated
[ 35.996418] cs4236_isapnp 01:01.03: activated
vajinder@Indus:~$ dmesg | ound
bash: ound: command not found
vajinder@Indus:~$ dmesg | sound
bash: ound: command not found
System Configuration
Manufacturer: SIEMENS
Processor: PIII
RAM: 512 MB
HDD: 80 GB ATA
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#5 |
Hi,
Please open a terminal and run the following commands to update your system and then configure your sound card:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
sudo aptitude install alsa-base
sudo alsaconf
In the alsaconf configuration screen, try selecting the option "legacy Probe legacy ISA (non-PnP) chips" Also select the option "Shall I try all possible DMA and IRQ combinations?" Answer yes to that.
Make sure to allow the configuration tool to save the changes it wants to make.
Then enter the following command:
sudo gedit /etc/rc.local
Add the following lines to the end of the /etc/rc.local script:
/etc/init.
/etc/init.
Reboot your pc. Check mixer settings and test sound again.
Also enter the following command after the reboot:
sudo alsamixer
Make sure to increase volume on all channels except for the "external amplifier"
Regards,
Mark
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#6 |
Sorry friend, My problem is yet unsolved.....
output of alsaconf is:
vajinder@Indus:~$ alsaconf
bash: alsaconf: command not found
vajinder@Indus:~$ sudo alsamixer
No mixer elems found
Volume control still carries red mark
no sound at all except drum sound at login screen
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#7 |
Sorry friend, My problem is yet unsolved.....
output of alsaconf is:
vajinder@Indus:~$ alsaconf
bash: alsaconf: command not found
vajinder@Indus:~$ sudo alsamixer
No mixer elems found
Volume control still carries red mark
no sound at all except drum sound at login screen only after adding snd-cs4236 in the /etc/module
aplay - l output is still ->device_list:215: no soundcards found...
vajinder@Indus:~$ modinfo soundcore
filename: /lib/modules/
alias: char-major-14-*
license: GPL
author: Alan Cox
description: Core sound module
srcversion: E4F49ED9C4CFD1A
depends:
vermagic: 2.6.27-11-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 586
vajinder@Indus:~$ find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd
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#8 |
Hi,
Please try the solution suggestions in this link:
http://
Make sure to edit the /boot/grub/
Also deactivate the "quick boot option" in the BIOS, if you find that option in there.
Then reboot pc and retest sound.
Regards,
Mark
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#9 |
Thanks Mark for your attention and contribution,
I have solved my problem. Just what I was saying before that It was not a big problem. I was hearing drum sound before login. But after login There was no sound. What I did to solve this problem is as follows:
Added snd-cs4236 at the bottom of the file '/etc/modules'.
#grep 'audio' /etc/group
I got output: audio:x:29:pulse
#nano /etc/group
and replaced pulse with username ( audio:x:
Reboot
And I got the splendid sound.
Thanks again.
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#10 |
Thanks Tom and Sam for your attention and contribution,
I have solved my problem. Just what I was saying before that It was not a big problem. I was hearing drum sound before login. But after login There was no sound. What I did to solve this problem is as follows:
Added snd-cs4236 at the bottom of the file '/etc/modules'.
#grep 'audio' /etc/group
I got output: audio:x:29:pulse
#nano /etc/group
and replaced pulse with username ( audio:x:
Reboot
And I got the splendid sound.
Thanks again.