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YellowSnowIsBad

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Registered: 2010-06-11

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Strange sound issue...

First of all I should state that the problems started after a recent install and the card has worked fine for well over a year. Secondly I should point out that when the PulseAudio server starts.. the 'ticking' noise, that usually audibly indicates the start of the server, is clearly heard - so sound is working..

The problem is that 'aplay test.wav' and 'speaker-test -c 2' do absolutely nothing.. which is strange because the Pulse ticking noise wouldn't have been heard if Alsa wasn't working.
There is no ~/.asoundrc nor /etc/asound.conf - just for the record. I read that Alsa should generally run fine without.

Lastly - I am not too familiar with the Linux sound configuration. Any pointers on blatantly obvious problems is appreciated.

Thanks!

Every channel seems to be unmuted:

$ amixer (as root)

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256 Capture 0 - 256
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256 Capture 0 - 256
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center/LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Side',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256 Capture 0 - 256
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256 Capture 0 - 256
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256 Capture 0 - 256
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Digit-IO',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 256
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 256 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]

$ aplay -L

null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
default:CARD=XFi
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=XFi
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    Front speakers
rear:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Surround
    Rear speakers
center_lfe:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Center/LFE
    Center and Subwoofer speakers
side:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Side
    Side speakers
surround40:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, Front/WaveIn
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=XFi,DEV=0
    Creative X-Fi, IEC958 Non-audio
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

PulseAudio -v (paplay test.wav) produces:

## SERVER STARTING (pulseaudio -v)

I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Failed to acquire high-priority scheduling: Permission denied
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 2.1
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is 7d5e12e4a07447c0af7fae1d165eb342.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /home/eax/.pulse/7d5e12e4a07447c0af7fae1d165eb342-runtime.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using state directory /home/eax/.pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-2.1/modules.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: no
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit!
I: [pulseaudio] cpu-x86.c: CPU flags: CMOV MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 MMXEXT 3DNOW 3DNOWEXT 
I: [pulseaudio] svolume_mmx.c: Initialising MMX optimized volume functions.
I: [pulseaudio] remap_mmx.c: Initialising MMX optimized remappers.
I: [pulseaudio] svolume_sse.c: Initialising SSE2 optimized volume functions.
I: [pulseaudio] remap_sse.c: Initialising SSE2 optimized remappers.
I: [pulseaudio] sconv_sse.c: Initialising SSE2 optimized conversions.
I: [pulseaudio] svolume_orc.c: Initialising ORC optimized volume functions.
I: [pulseaudio] module-device-restore.c: Successfully opened database file '/home/eax/.pulse/7d5e12e4a07447c0af7fae1d165eb342-device-volumes'.
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-device-restore" (index: #0; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module-stream-restore.c: Successfully opened database file '/home/eax/.pulse/7d5e12e4a07447c0af7fae1d165eb342-stream-volumes'.
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-stream-restore" (index: #1; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module-card-restore.c: Successfully opened database file '/home/eax/.pulse/7d5e12e4a07447c0af7fae1d165eb342-card-database'.
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-card-restore" (index: #2; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-augment-properties" (index: #3; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL surround40:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer surround40:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL surround41:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer surround41:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL surround50:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer surround50:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL surround51:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer surround51:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL surround71:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer surround71:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL iec958:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer iec958:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM a52:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device a52:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM dca:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device dca:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM dca:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device dca:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM dca:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device dca:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM dca:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device dca:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM dca:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device dca:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 0
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM hdmi:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device hdmi:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 0
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM hdmi:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device hdmi:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 0
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM hdmi:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device hdmi:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 0
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM hdmi:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device hdmi:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)conf.c: Unknown parameters 0
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm.c: Unknown PCM hdmi:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device hdmi:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:hw:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)pcm_asym.c: capture slave is not defined
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device iec958:0: Invalid argument
I: [pulseaudio] card.c: Created 0 "alsa_card.pci-0000_03_07.0"
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: cannot disable ALSA period wakeups
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: ALSA period wakeups were not disabled
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Successfully opened device front:0.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Selected mapping 'Analog Stereo' (analog-stereo).
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled timer-based scheduling mode.
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c: Created sink 0 "alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo" with sample spec s16le 2ch 44100Hz and channel map front-left,front-right
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.api = "alsa"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.class = "sound"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.class = "generic"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.name = "Front/WaveIn"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.id = "ctxfi"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.subdevice = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.device = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.card = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.card_name = "Creative X-Fi"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.long_card_name = "Creative X-Fi 20K1 Unknown"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.driver_name = "snd_ctxfi"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:07.0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:03:07.0/sound/card0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.bus = "pci"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.vendor.id = "1102"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.product.id = "0005"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.string = "front:0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.buffering.buffer_size = "131072"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.buffering.fragment_size = "65536"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.description = "Creative X-Fi Analog Stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     alsa.mixer_name = "20K1"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c:     device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c: Created source 0 "alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo.monitor" with sample spec s16le 2ch 44100Hz and channel map front-left,front-right
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.description = "Monitor of Creative X-Fi Analog Stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.class = "monitor"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.card = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.card_name = "Creative X-Fi"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.long_card_name = "Creative X-Fi 20K1 Unknown"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.driver_name = "snd_ctxfi"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:07.0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:03:07.0/sound/card0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.bus = "pci"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.vendor.id = "1102"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.product.id = "0005"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.string = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using 2.0 fragments of size 65536 bytes (371.52ms), buffer size is 131072 bytes (743.04ms)
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Time scheduling watermark is 20.00ms
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled deferred volume.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Hardware volume ranges from -299999.97 dB to 0.00 dB.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Fixing base volume to 0.00 dB
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using hardware mute control.
I: [alsa-sink] core-util.c: Failed to acquire real-time scheduling: Permission denied
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Starting playback.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: cannot disable ALSA period wakeups
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: ALSA period wakeups were not disabled
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Successfully opened device front:0.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Selected mapping 'Analog Stereo' (analog-stereo).
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled timer-based scheduling mode.
I: [pulseaudio] (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0'
I: [pulseaudio] source.c: Created source 1 "alsa_input.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo" with sample spec s16le 2ch 44100Hz and channel map front-left,front-right
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.api = "alsa"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.class = "sound"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.class = "generic"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.name = "Front/WaveIn"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.id = "ctxfi"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.subdevice = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.device = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.card = "0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.card_name = "Creative X-Fi"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.long_card_name = "Creative X-Fi 20K1 Unknown"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.driver_name = "snd_ctxfi"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:07.0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:03:07.0/sound/card0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.bus = "pci"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.vendor.id = "1102"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.product.id = "0005"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.string = "front:0"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.buffering.buffer_size = "131072"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.buffering.fragment_size = "65536"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.description = "Creative X-Fi Analog Stereo"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     alsa.mixer_name = "20K1"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
I: [pulseaudio] source.c:     device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Using 2.0 fragments of size 65536 bytes (371.52ms), buffer size is 131072 bytes (743.04ms)
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Time scheduling watermark is 20.00ms
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled deferred volume.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Hardware volume ranges from -99999.99 dB to 0.00 dB.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Fixing base volume to 0.00 dB
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported.
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-source.c: Using hardware mute control.
I: [alsa-source] core-util.c: Failed to acquire real-time scheduling: Permission denied
I: [alsa-source] alsa-source.c: Starting capture.
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-card" (index: #4; argument: "device_id="0" name="pci-0000_03_07.0" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_03_07.0" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"").
I: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: Card /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:03:07.0/sound/card0 (alsa_card.pci-0000_03_07.0) module loaded.
I: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: Found 1 cards.
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-udev-detect" (index: #5; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-jackdbus-detect" (index: #6; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-bluetooth-discover" (index: #7; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #8; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #9; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-gconf" (index: #10; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module-default-device-restore.c: Restored default sink 'alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo'.
I: [pulseaudio] module-default-device-restore.c: Restored default source 'alsa_input.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo'.
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #11; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #12; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-always-sink" (index: #13; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-intended-roles" (index: #14; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #15; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-console-kit" (index: #16; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 0 "Login Session 1"
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-systemd-login" (index: #17; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-position-event-sounds" (index: #18; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-role-cork" (index: #19; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-filter-heuristics" (index: #20; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-filter-apply" (index: #21; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-dbus-protocol" (index: #22; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-switch-on-port-available" (index: #23; argument: "").
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup complete.
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 1 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 2 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 3 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 4 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 5 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 6 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1


## AUDIO PLAYING (paplay test.wav)

I: [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Source alsa_input.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo idle for too long, suspending ...
I: [alsa-source] alsa-source.c: Device suspended...
I: [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo idle for too long, suspending ...
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Device suspended...
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 7 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c: Trying to change sample rate
I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Updating rate for device front:0, new rate is 48000
I: [pulseaudio] sink.c: Changed sampling rate successfully
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c: Rate changed to 48000 Hz
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Trying resume...
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: cannot disable ALSA period wakeups
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: ALSA period wakeups were not disabled
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Time scheduling watermark is 18.38ms
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Resumed successfully...
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Starting playback.
I: [pulseaudio] remap_sse.c: Using SSE mono to stereo remapping
I: [pulseaudio] resampler.c: Using resampler 'speex-float-0'
I: [pulseaudio] resampler.c: Using float32le as working format.
I: [pulseaudio] resampler.c: Choosing speex quality setting 0.
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c: Created input 0 "/home/eax/.sounds/alert.wav" on alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo with sample spec s16le 1ch 8000Hz and channel map mono
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     media.date = "1996-03-29"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     media.format = "WAV (Microsoft)"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.name = "paplay"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     media.name = "/home/eax/.sounds/alert.wav"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     native-protocol.version = "26"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.process.id = "1848"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.process.user = "eax"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.process.host = "arch-desktop"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.process.binary = "pacat"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.language = "en_GB.UTF-8"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     window.x11.display = ":0.0"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     application.process.machine_id = "7d5e12e4a07447c0af7fae1d165eb342"
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c:     module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:paplay"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Requested tlength=2000.00 ms, minreq=20.00 ms
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Final latency 2682.67 ms = 1960.00 ms + 2*20.00 ms + 682.67 ms
I: [pulseaudio] module-stream-restore.c: Storing volume/mute/device for stream sink-input-by-application-name:paplay.
I: [pulseaudio] sink-input.c: Freeing input 0 "/home/eax/.sounds/alert.wav"
I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 7 "paplay"
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Connection died.
I: [pulseaudio] module-stream-restore.c: Synced.
I: [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo idle for too long, suspending ...
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Device suspended...

lspci -v

03:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB X-Fi
	Subsystem: Creative Labs X-Fi Platinum
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 22
	I/O ports at b800 [size=32]
	Memory at fe600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
	Memory at f8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Kernel driver in use: snd_ctxfi

pacmd list-sinks

pacmd list-sinks
Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> 1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_03_07.0.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 9059
	volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
	        0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 100%
	             0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 682.67 ms
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_03_07.0>
	module: 4
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "Front/WaveIn"
		alsa.id = "ctxfi"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "Creative X-Fi"
		alsa.long_card_name = "Creative X-Fi 20K1 Unknown"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_ctxfi"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:07.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:03:07.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1102"
		device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
		device.product.id = "0005"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "131072"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "65536"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Creative X-Fi Analog Stereo"
		alsa.mixer_name = "20K1"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
	active port: <analog-output>

drcouzelis

Member

From: Connecticut, USA

Registered: 2009-11-09

Posts: 4,092

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Re: Strange sound issue...

Just a quick idea: since the problem only started recently, is it fixed if you roll back to an older kernel / other related package?

EDIT:

the problems started after a recent install

Oops, I suppose this isn't something you can try.

Last edited by drcouzelis (2012-12-20 14:46:41)

YellowSnowIsBad

Member

From: /dev/null

Registered: 2010-06-11

Posts: 46

Re: Strange sound issue...

I tried the LTS kernel last night - no difference. I honestly think it's a configuration issue - I'm terrible with Pulse/Alsa. Lol.

Cheers.

YellowSnowIsBad

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2010-06-11

Posts: 46

Re: Strange sound issue...

Well it seems I'm terrible with common sense as well.. God damn!.. assumptions.

Too embarrassed to tell the fix but I'm sure you already know what it is - the logs reveal all.

Cheers.