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alsa-driver package

sound card Ensoniq 5880B [AudioPCI]

Asked by j3lc

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 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400 GS (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
04:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880B [AudioPCI] (rev 02)

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**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 Analog [ALC662 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC662 Digital [ALC662 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

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j3lc (j3lc) said : 		#1

Over the past days i have read so many guides from so many forum and i am seek and tired of all this. My sound card is not in the list of playback hardware devices. I need help from someone who can really guide my through. Don't bother suggesting the following links or similar ones

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSoundProblems

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Please try the following procedure:

1. Physically remove the Ensoniq 5880B [AudioPCI] (rev 02) soundcard from your pc
2. Follow the procedure below to test sound from the on-board soundchip (on the motherboard):

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/75031

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j3lc (j3lc) said : 		#3

Hi Mark

My on-board soundchip works just fine on ubuntu. The thing is that i want to use the Ensoniq 5880B [AudioPCI] sound card. It's strange that it doesn't work because it was working before on the same ubuntu version (9.04). The problem appeared after upgraded my haedware (mobo, cpu, ram and video card). That is what makes me believe it's not an ''alsa'' problem. But from my experience from launchpad lot of people face sound problems on ubuntu.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Have you tried putting the Ensoniq into another PCI slot on your motherboard? Maybe - just maybe - during the hardware upgrade, the Ensoniq was inserted into the "wrong" PCI slot, that does not allow it to be detected in Ubuntu...

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#5

And make sure to disable the on-board soundchip via the BIOS, before testing the Ensoniq.

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j3lc (j3lc) said : 		#6

I don't think this is the problem because it is detected in Windows and works too. Mark i read your answers on other familiar questions and it seems you are ''guru'' in sound problems. Have you ever come across a problem like mine? Any ideas of what goes wrong in my case? Hopefully i always have the option of the on-board soundcard

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j3lc (j3lc) said : 		#7

I was trying to play sound through on-board soundcard when i realized that Ensoniq sound card is finally detected. I did touch a thing after posting this question,it is like a miracle. It has to be the link bellow that solved my my problem. Thanks Mark for your time

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449