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alsa-driver package

Codec: VIA VT1708B 8-Ch - Mixer: Nvidia MCP78 HDMI - VT1708B Analog [VT1708B Analog] Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] High Definition Audio [10de:0774] (rev a1)- sound works in Youtube, but not in Rhythmbox 2.0.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 - using ALSA driver 1.0.21

Asked by sophiet

I'm following the outlined procedure provided here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure

My pastebin: http://pastebin.ca/1572404

I have updated all my ALSA stuff, and had sound working for a little bit, but no longer. It's an ASUS motherboard, and I have the book, but for the life of me cannot figure out why the sound controls say NVIDIA which seems to be a graphics card thing.

I have tried different headphones, different programs, I have made sure the sound was not on mute and that it was turned up.

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sophiet (stayler-gmail) said : 		#1

As requested in step 5,

sophie@sophie-desktop:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install gnome-alsamixer asoundconf-gtk alsa-utils flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound; asoundconf list; aplay -l; sudo lshw -C sound; ls -lart /dev/snd; cat /dev/sndstat; lspci -nn; sudo which alsactl; lsmod | grep snd
 0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xfcf78000 irq 21
[sudo] password for sophie:
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Names of available sound cards:
NVidia
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708B Analog [VT1708B Analog]
  Subdevices: 2/2
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: VT1708B Digital [VT1708B Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  *-multimedia
       description: Audio device
       product: MCP78S [GeForce 8200] High Definition Audio
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 7
       bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
       version: a1
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2 module=snd_hda_intel
total 0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 2009-09-19 10:13 timer
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 2009-09-19 10:13 seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 19 2009-09-19 10:14 pcmC0D3p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 2009-09-19 10:14 hwC0D3
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 2009-09-19 10:14 hwC0D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 0 2009-09-19 10:14 controlC0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 220 2009-09-19 10:14 .
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 17 2009-09-20 01:29 pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 24 2009-09-20 01:30 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 16 2009-09-20 01:30 pcmC0D0p
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4040 2009-09-20 01:31 ..
Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.21 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux sophie-desktop 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:
HDA NVidia at 0xfcf78000 irq 21

Audio devices:
0: VT1708B Analog (DUPLEX)

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:
7: system timer

Mixers:
0: Nvidia MCP78 HDMI
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller [10de:0754] (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] LPC Bridge [10de:075c] (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SMBus [10de:0752] (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller [10de:0751] (rev a1)
00:01.3 Co-processor [0b40]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Co-Processor [10de:0753] (rev a2)
00:01.4 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller [10de:0568] (rev a1)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller [10de:077b] (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller [10de:077c] (rev a1)
00:04.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller [10de:077d] (rev a1)
00:04.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller [10de:077e] (rev a1)
00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] IDE [10de:0759] (rev a1)
00:07.0 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] High Definition Audio [10de:0774] (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge [10de:075a] (rev a1)
00:09.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SATA Controller (non-AHCI mode) [10de:0ad0] (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Ethernet [10de:0760] (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge [10de:0569] (rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge [10de:0778] (rev a1)
00:12.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge [10de:075b] (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8200 [10de:0849] (rev a2)
/usr/sbin/alsactl
snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi 12928 1
snd_hda_codec_via 36352 1
snd_hda_intel 35712 3
snd_hda_codec 87168 3 snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi,snd_hda_codec_via,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 15364 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 45984 0
snd_mixer_oss 22912 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 83716 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss 36224 0
snd_seq_midi_event 15232 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 57584 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 29192 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 15372 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd 67236 16 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 15200 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 17032 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

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sophiet (stayler-gmail) said : 		#2

I messed around with GNOME ALSA Mixer, and have sound from youtube, but not from Rhythmbox (V2.0.2) which is what I was mainly using for testing. Totem Movie Player has no sound, and neither does Skype or Digsby.

I am quite confused. I am on a dual-boot with Windows, but when Windows boots it doesn't detect mice (I've tried several) or the keyboard. So I guess I have to fix that before I can make sure the sound is turned up over there.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#3

Please try all the suggestions in here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+question/10883

Please also try the Rhythmbox related tips here:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/sound-solutions-for-ubuntu-904-jaunty-users.html

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