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#1 2012-08-03 23:49:34

keepitsimpleengineer
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[SOLVED]ALSA woes on i686 new install

I replaced Xubuntu 12.04 on my 32bit legacy workstation which uses an Audigy 2 ZS soundcard (emu10k1) and analog outputs to a 5.1 amplified speaker set.

No sound yet, it's a quiet conundrum.

The old reliable "speaker-test -c 6" produces no sound. sad

I know the sound system is working because it works in the dual-boot WinXP.  It also produces an audible "thump" when unmuting Analog C with alsamixer.

I used QasMixer, and I have a copy of the mixer settings from Xubuntu.  QasMixer which I duplicated in Arch.

I am perplexed and looking for suggestions. roll

Also:

~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC887 Analog [ALC887 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC887 Digital [ALC887 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350a]], device 0: emu10k1 [ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback]
  Subdevices: 32/32
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
  Subdevice #8: subdevice #8
  Subdevice #9: subdevice #9
  Subdevice #10: subdevice #10
  Subdevice #11: subdevice #11
  Subdevice #12: subdevice #12
  Subdevice #13: subdevice #13
  Subdevice #14: subdevice #14
  Subdevice #15: subdevice #15
  Subdevice #16: subdevice #16
  Subdevice #17: subdevice #17
  Subdevice #18: subdevice #18
  Subdevice #19: subdevice #19
  Subdevice #20: subdevice #20
  Subdevice #21: subdevice #21
  Subdevice #22: subdevice #22
  Subdevice #23: subdevice #23
  Subdevice #24: subdevice #24
  Subdevice #25: subdevice #25
  Subdevice #26: subdevice #26
  Subdevice #27: subdevice #27
  Subdevice #28: subdevice #28
  Subdevice #29: subdevice #29
  Subdevice #30: subdevice #30
  Subdevice #31: subdevice #31
card 2: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350a]], device 2: emu10k1 efx [Multichannel Capture/PT Playback]
  Subdevices: 8/8
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 2: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350a]], device 3: emu10k1 [Multichannel Playback]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350a]], device 4: p16v [p16v]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 3: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
~$ sudo cat /etc/asound.conf
defaults.pcm.card 2
defaults.ctl.card 2
defaults.pcm.device 0
defaults.pcm.rate_converter "samplerate_best"

ctl.equal {
 type equal;
}

pcm.plugequal {
  type equal;
  # Modify the line below if you do not
  # want to use sound card 0.
  #slave.pcm "plughw:0,0";
  #by default we want to play from more sources at time:
  slave.pcm "plug:dmix";
}
#pcm.equal {
  # If you don't want the equalizer to be your
  # default soundcard comment the following
  # line and uncomment the above line. (You can
  # choose it as the output device by addressing
  # it with specific apps,eg mpg123 -a equal 06.Back_In_Black.mp3)
pcm.!default {
  type plug;
  slave.pcm plugequal;
}

pcm.upmix51 {
    type upmix
    slave.pcm "surround51"
    delay 15
    channels 6
}
~$ lsmod | grep '^snd' | column -t
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     21248   1
snd_hda_codec_realtek  51597   1
snd_emu10k1            121892  1
snd_usb_audio          75584   0
snd_util_mem           1836    1   snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec         89868   1   snd_emu10k1
snd_hda_intel          20208   0
snd_usbmidi_lib        15548   1   snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            14630   2   snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_emu10k1
snd_hda_codec          80733   3   snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_device         4316    2   snd_rawmidi,snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm                61237   6   snd_usb_audio,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_emu10k1
snd_page_alloc         5901    3   snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep              4746    3   snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec,snd_emu10k1
snd_timer              14902   2   snd_pcm,snd_emu10k1
snd                    44394   15  snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_usb_audio,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_device

Moderator Edit:  Marked as solved in accordance with the request in your report.

Last edited by ewaller (2012-08-06 16:41:00)


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#2 2012-08-04 00:18:48

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Re: [SOLVED]ALSA woes on i686 new install

Have you tried this?


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#3 2012-08-04 01:12:43

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Re: [SOLVED]ALSA woes on i686 new install

bohoomil wrote:

Have you tried this?

Ref: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get- … st1861419/

Here is the QasMixer screen shot for the arch install.  The ubuntu screenshot is linked above. The box "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" is checked at the bottom.  Here blue is playback and orange is capture

alsa-firmware was not installed, so I installed it.

Thanks....

...but still quiet on this end

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Last edited by keepitsimpleengineer (2012-08-04 16:20:48)


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#4 2012-08-05 11:33:13

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Re: [SOLVED]ALSA woes on i686 new install

I am going to ask this in the Multimedia and Games forum.

Moving this to https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1141904

Thanks… ‥ .


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#5 2012-08-05 11:35:30

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Re: [SOLVED]ALSA woes on i686 new install

Please don't doublepost like that.

And on the topic: Just swap the default card using the index module option.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2012-08-05 11:36:31)


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#6 2012-08-05 12:18:23

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Re: [SOLVED]ALSA woes on i686 new install

As Mr.Elendig said: Please do not double post.
Closing. Continue here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1141904

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