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Ignatius881

Member

From: Oviedo (Spain)

Registered: 2011-01-01

Posts: 39

No sound in KDE [Solved]

Hello.

The sound doesn't work after installing KDE, and I don't know what's the problem.

When I log in, a message appears. It says something about HDA Intel (ALC1200 Analog).

I wrote these commands in a terminal:

$ lsmod | grep '^snd'
snd_seq_dummy           1119  0
snd_seq_oss            25232  0
snd_seq_midi_event      4568  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                41912  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          4409  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            33950  0
snd_mixer_oss          15366  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_codec_realtek   224540  1
snd_hda_intel          18988  0
snd_hda_codec          64796  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               4804  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                59496  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              15687  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    43987  11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          6021  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

$ ls -l /dev/snd/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root       60 mar  3 21:23 by-path
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  9 mar  3 21:23 controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  8 mar  3 21:23 hwC0D2
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  7 mar  3 21:23 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  6 mar  3 21:23 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  5 mar  3 21:23 pcmC0D1c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  4 mar  3 21:23 pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  3 mar  3 21:23 pcmC0D2c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 10 mar  3 21:23 seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  2 mar  3 21:23 timer

Last edited by Ignatius881 (2011-03-04 12:54:39)

lamegaptop

Member

From: Orlando

Registered: 2009-05-10

Posts: 33

Re: No sound in KDE [Solved]

Things to check -

check alsa settings as regular user

$ alsamixer

unmute any with "m" and adjust sound up on things like master, speaker, pcm

if you make changes then, as root

# alsactl store

in KDE

Settings>System Settings>Multimedia

Check Phonon>device preferences. Ensure that your sound card is at the top of the list. Use the test button here if you wish.

Check that you have a backend for Phonon. I use phonon-vlc. Install with pacman if you need it.

Post back and let us know:)

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Pyntux

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-12-21

Posts: 391

Re: No sound in KDE [Solved]

Use pulseaudio, it's recommended by KDE team!

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Ignatius881

Member

From: Oviedo (Spain)

Registered: 2011-01-01

Posts: 39

Re: No sound in KDE [Solved]

lamegaptop, I've asked in IRC too, and an user sent to me this link:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ALSA

So, I've installed alsa-oss (I forgot to install it), I unmuted all channels, I adjusted sound up on pcm, and I added my user to the audio group.

And now the sound works, so the problem is solved. Thanks anyway.

Pyntux, I'll try.