sound muted at start, no sound in Rthythmbox/vlc/real player - is obvious or bug?
I thought I had Alsa working but now I have no sound on my Novatech-680 . After some updates in Ubuntu 8.10 about 14 days ago, having before got it to play CDs on vlc and record/extract in Rhythmbox, using Alsa rather than Pulseaudio, my sound died. I have checked many posts and followed their instructions to no successful end.
I updated to Jaunty from 8.10. in the hope that it would clear any false settings. No.
I then read through and did everything here http://
Why I had to revert to Pulseaudio when I thought Alsa was the better/successor to Pa, which never worked in 8.10 is beyond me... (Having installed pavdevchooser.) Volume control is muted on boot or restart.
After following all the steps in http://
lsusb
cat /proc/asound/cards
cat /proc/asound/
aplay -l
arecord -l
From the post above, I understand that SIS966 is a card that is not “liked” by pulseaudio. It seems also there is something like a conflict between alsa and pulseaudio when they load at boot. But haven't I got rid of Alsa? I got this list of sound hardware, cards etc.
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Stroage Device
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 090c:1000 Feiya Technology Corp. Memory Bar
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8189 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [SIS966 ]: HDA-Intel - HDA SIS966
cat /proc/asound/
0 snd_hda_intel
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SIS966 [HDA SIS966], device 0: ALC662 Analog [ALC662 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SIS966 [HDA SIS966], device 0: ALC662 Analog [ALC662 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Does anyone have any ideas? I have been up one wall, across the ceiling, down again about six times a day. Two weeks and no music!
While waiting I did this in terminal:
martinc@
martinc@
This gave the lot below at *, I read through it, spotted the mention of pulse-rt and ?fault of no alsa mixer or no front. I did adduser in terminal for pulse etc. I tried to install alsamixer – although Synaptic says it's installed and got this -martinc@
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package alsamixer
martinc@
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package alsa-mixer .
*I: caps.c: Limited capabilities successfully to CAP_SYS_NICE.
I: caps.c: Dropping root privileges.
I: caps.c: Limited capabilities successfully to CAP_SYS_NICE.
D: main.c: Started as real root: no, suid root: yes
I: main.c: PolicyKit refuses acquire-
N: main.c: Called SUID root and real-time and/or high-priority scheduling was requested in the configuration. However, we lack the necessary privileges:
N: main.c: We are not in group 'pulse-rt', PolicyKit refuse to grant us the requested privileges and we have no increase RLIMIT_
N: main.c: For enabling real-time/
I: main.c: setrlimit(
I: main.c: setrlimit(
D: main.c: Can realtime: no, can high-priority: no
D: main.c: Can realtime: no, can high-priority: no
I: main.c: This is PulseAudio 0.9.14
D: main.c: Compilation host: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
D: main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -g -Wall -O3 -Wall -W -Wextra -pedantic -pipe -Wno-long-long -Wvla -Wno-overlength
D: main.c: Running on host: Linux x86_64 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009
I: main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
D: main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: no
D: main.c: Running in valgrind mode: no
D: main.c: Optimized build: yes
I: main.c: Machine ID is 6800bd1e08f362d
I: main.c: Using runtime directory /home/martinc/
I: main.c: Using state directory /home/martinc/
I: main.c: Running in system mode: no
I: main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit!
D: memblock.c: Using shared memory pool with 1024 slots of size 64.0 KiB each, total size is 64.0 MiB, maximum usable slot size is 65472
D: cli-command.c: Checking for existance of '/usr/lib/
D: module-gconf.c: Loading module 'module-combine' with args '' due to GConf configuration.
I: sink.c: Created sink 0 "combined" with sample spec s16le 2ch 44100Hz and channel map front-left,
I: source.c: Created source 0 "combined.monitor" with sample spec s16le 2ch 44100Hz and channel map front-left,
D: module-combine.c: Thread starting up
D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+29
I: module.c: Loaded "module-combine" (index: #0; argument: "").
D: module-gconf.c: Loading module 'module-rtp-recv' with args '' due to GConf configuration.
E: module.c: Failed to open module "module-rtp-recv": file not found
E: module-gconf.c: pa_module_load() failed
D: module-gconf.c: Loading module 'module-rtp-send' with args 'source=
I: resampler.c: Forcing resampler 'copy', because of fixed, identical sample rates.
I: resampler.c: Using resampler 'copy'
I: resampler.c: Using s16le as working format.
D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=33554432, tlength=0, base=4, prebuf=0, minreq=1 maxrewind=0
D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=33554432, tlength=33554432, base=4, prebuf=0, minreq=4 maxrewind=0
I: source-output.c: Created output 0 "RTP Monitor Stream" on combined.monitor with sample spec s16be 2ch 44100Hz and channel map front-left,
D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=174080, tlength=174080, base=4, prebuf=1, minreq=0 maxrewind=0
D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=174080, tlength=174080, base=4, prebuf=4, minreq=4 maxrewind=0
I: module-rtp-send.c: RTP stream initialized with mtu 1280 on 224.0.0.56:46174 ttl=1, SSRC=0xab45fda8, payload=10, initial sequence #23022
I: module-rtp-send.c: SDP-Data:
I: module-rtp-send.c: v=0
I: module-rtp-send.c: o=martinc 3450023210 0 IN IP4 192.168.1.100
I: module-rtp-send.c: s=PulseAudio RTP Stream on martinc-laptop
I: module-rtp-send.c: c=IN IP4 224.0.0.56
I: module-rtp-send.c: t=3450023210 0
I: module-rtp-send.c: a=recvonly
I: module-rtp-send.c: m=audio 46174 RTP/AVP 10
I: module-rtp-send.c: a=rtpmap:10 L16/44100/2
I: module-rtp-send.c: a=type:broadcast
I: module-rtp-send.c: EOF
I: module.c: Loaded "module-rtp-send" (index: #1; argument: "source=
D: module-gconf.c: Loading module 'module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
D: module-gconf.c: Loading module 'module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
D: module-gconf.c: Loading module 'module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-gconf" (index: #5; argument: "").
D: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module-
I: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
D: cli-command.c: Checking for existance of '/usr/lib/
I: module-
D: module-
D: module-
D: module-
D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:0 with SND_PCM_
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully opened device front:0.
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode.
I: (alsa-lib)
I: alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory
I: alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Master".
I: module-
I: module-
I: sink.c: Created sink 1 "alsa_output.
I: module-
I: module-
I: source.c: Created source 1 "alsa_output.
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Using 8 fragments of size 1792 bytes, buffer time is 81.27ms
D: module-alsa-sink.c: hwbuf_unused=0
D: module-alsa-sink.c: setting avail_min=1
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Volume ranges from 0 to 64.
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Volume ranges from -64.00 dB to 0.00 dB.
I: alsa-util.c: ALSA device lacks independant volume controls for each channel.
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported.
D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump():
D: alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM
D: alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume
D: alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51
D: alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0
D: alsa-util.c: resolution: 256
D: alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
D: alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK
D: alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
D: alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
D: alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
D: alsa-util.c: channels : 2
D: alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
D: alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
D: alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
D: alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 3584
D: alsa-util.c: period_size : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_time : 10158
D: alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
D: alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
D: alsa-util.c: avail_min : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_event : 0
D: alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1
D: alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 8070450532247928832
D: alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0
D: alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0
D: alsa-util.c: boundary : 8070450532247928832
D: alsa-util.c: Slave: Hardware PCM card 0 'HDA SIS966' device 0 subdevice 0
D: alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
D: alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK
D: alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
D: alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
D: alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
D: alsa-util.c: channels : 2
D: alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
D: alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
D: alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
D: alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 3584
D: alsa-util.c: period_size : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_time : 10158
D: alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
D: alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
D: alsa-util.c: avail_min : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_eve
D: module-alsa-sink.c: Thread starting up
D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+28
D: module-alsa-sink.c: Requested volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
D: module-alsa-sink.c: Got hardware volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
D: module-alsa-sink.c: Calculated software volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Starting playback.
D: module-
D: module-
I: module-combine.c: Configuring new sink: alsa_output.
D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=16777216, tlength=16777216, base=4, prebuf=1, minreq=0 maxrewind=0
D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=16777216, tlength=16777216, base=4, prebuf=4, minreq=4 maxrewind=0
I: module-
I: module-
I: module-
D: module-
I: resampler.c: Using resampler 'trivial'
I: resampler.c: Using s16le as working format.
D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=33554432, tlength=0, base=4, prebuf=0, minreq=1 maxrewind=0
D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=33554432, tlength=33554432, base=4, prebuf=0, minreq=4 maxrewind=0
I: sink-input.c: Created input 0 "Simultaneous output on HDA SIS966 - ALC662 Analog" on alsa_output.
D: module-alsa-sink.c: hwbuf_unused=0
D: module-alsa-sink.c: setting avail_min=1
I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-sink" (index: #9; argument: "device_id=0 sink_name=
D: module-
D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:0 with SND_PCM_
I: module-
I: module-
I: (alsa-lib)
I: alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory
I: alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Capture".
I: module-
I: module-
I: source.c: Created source 2 "alsa_input.
I: module-
D: module-
D: module-
I: module-
I: module-
I: alsa-util.c: All 2 channels can be mapped to mixer channels.
I: module-
D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump():
D: alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM
D: alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume
D: alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51
D: alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0
D: alsa-util.c: resolution: 256
D: alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
D: alsa-util.c: stream : CAPTURE
D: alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
D: alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
D: alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
D: alsa-util.c: channels : 2
D: alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
D: alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
D: alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
D: alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 3584
D: alsa-util.c: period_size : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_time : 10158
D: alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
D: alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
D: alsa-util.c: avail_min : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_event : 0
D: alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1
D: alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 8070450532247928832
D: alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0
D: alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0
D: alsa-util.c: boundary : 8070450532247928832
D: alsa-util.c: Slave: Hardware PCM card 0 'HDA SIS966' device 0 subdevice 0
D: alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
D: alsa-util.c: stream : CAPTURE
D: alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
D: alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
D: alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
D: alsa-util.c: channels : 2
D: alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
D: alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
D: alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
D: alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 3584
D: alsa-util.c: period_size : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_time : 10158
D: alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
D: alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
D: alsa-util.c: avail_min : 448
D: alsa-util.c: period_event
D: module-
D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+27
D: module-
D: module-
D: module-
D: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
D: module-
I: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-hal-detect" (index: #11; argument: "tsched=0").
D: cli-command.c: Checking for existance of '/usr/lib/
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module-
I: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: client.c: Created 0 "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedeskto
D: module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: module.c: Loaded "module-
I: main.c: Daemon startup complete.
D: module-
D: module-
I: module-
D: module-alsa-sink.c: hwbuf_unused=0
D: module-alsa-sink.c: setting avail_min=1
D: module-
D: module-
I: sink-input.c: Freeing input 0 "Simultaneous output on HDA SIS966 - ALC662 Analog"
I: module-combine.c: Device suspended...
I: module-
I: module-
I: module-
I: module-
I: module-alsa-sink.c: Device suspended...
I: module-
D: module-
D: module-
I hope it will be something glaringly obvious.
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