New Ubuntu Install - Rhythmbox does not play music

cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
                      HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfbdec000 irq 17

Hi,

When I had something like this I had to go to System -> Preferences -> Sound Preferences and change Sound playback option(s) from Autodetect to ALSA. Never took the time to figure out why though.

I selected ALSA drivers and clicked Test buttons. Still no sound. Here are the errors.

Sound event playback test
audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink: Could not open audio device for playback.

Music and Movies sound playback test
audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink profile=music: Could not open audio device for playback.

Audio Conferencing sound playback test
audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink profile=chat: Could not open audio device for playback.

Music and Movies sound capture test
gconfaudiosrc ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink profile=chat: Could not open audio device for playback.

Can anyone recommend a test and debug routine? I have Unix experience so I'm not completely in the dark.

Please read https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/5455

Hope this helps

Audio trouble with Ubuntu 8.04 some common checks

-- If you are using a laptop, your laptop may have a keyboard function to manipulate your sound.
   Check that. Your laptop may have a keyboard control to mute, increase and decrease sound.
-- Please check your sound devices volumes are to a high level double click on the top right loudspeaker icon you will see a mixer
-- Please make common test from menu System->Preferences->Sounds
-- If you have two audio cards - please disable the on board audio card using BIOS setting, please check with this terminal command:

   lspci | grep -i audio

-- Please be sure your pc are starting with the generic kernel press ESC at boot when you see the GRUB row then select the "kernel.... - generic" row
-- Please be sure all needed kernel modules are installed to make this check and install them:
  So open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then reboot your pc.

-- Be sure your user is member of audio group
Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo adduser $(who am i | cut -d" " -f 1) audio
sudo chmod 660 /dev/snd/*

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

-- Please try to watch what audio cards are detected on your system please type:
asoundconf list

if more than one sound cards is detected by your system to set the default soundcard

asoundconf set-default-card PARAMETER

change PARAMETER with the name of a one detected sound card

-- Please try to delete making a backup copy of this conf files
mv .asoundrc .asoundrc_old
mv .asoundrc.asoundconf .asoundrc.asoundconf.old
sudo mv /etc/asound.conf /etc/asound.conf.old

Please take a look at this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449

-- Please try to discover if there are any process they are keeping the /dev/dsp locked
ps -edalf | grep -i dsp

kill them using this command:

kill -9 number_of_pid

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If you microphone seems don't record your voice please open a terminal and type

alsamixer

and press tab to switch in view to [Capture] section, and then pressing space on mic and mic boost aid

Hope this helps

Is there ONE repository of instructions for 8.04 & Rhythmbox problems? I appreciate all the responses but they are all slightly different. What does the alsamixer window do besides allow tab-ing between Playback, Capture [All]? Is there a PROFESSIONALLY available application to play CDs?????

This is not a good sign that this simple problem cannot be fixed and a simple set of instructions are not available. I'm thinking I should go to a supported Linux at this time.

I'm sorry, ubuntu is mostly a volunteer effort, if you seriously expect volunteers to help you with this attitude, i think you are mistaken.

Help you can expect, commercial service you cannot, unless you pay for it.