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Majorix

Member

Registered: 2008-01-31

Posts: 96

Audio Installation

Hi. I have been following the community Beginner's Guide from here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

The last time I tried to install Arch Linux on my desktop, my comp didn't pass the audio test in there (on both normal user and root):
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … igure_ALSA

I have done all the steps in that guide upto that point, so I don't know why it wouldn't work.

Any help is welcome. Please bear in mind that this is my first post here, and second try at installing Arch Linux (the first was unsuccessful).

Thanks!

loosec

Member

Registered: 2007-03-08

Posts: 134

Re: Audio Installation

Weird that the guide says nothing on alsaconf.

After installing alsa-utils and adding yourself to the audio-group you should, as root, run alsaconf and let the audiodevice be autodetected. This should really do everything for you except get the volume-levels up and unmuted. The last part is where alsamixer comes in.

If there is a problem loading modules, the output of ' dmesg |tail ' will help you alot.

Edit:

Is this no longer needed? No mention of it, even in ALSA wikipart. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ALSA

Could someone with more alsa-experience and recent installs explain this?

Last edited by loosec (2008-01-31 22:06:08)

Majorix

Member

Registered: 2008-01-31

Posts: 96

Re: Audio Installation

I believe it may be the volume levels muted: I forgot to max the sounds out using alsamixer.

I didn't know anything regarding alsaconf, so I will test it unless someone here tells us it is unnecessary.

Thanks!

EDIT: I checked and it doesn't work with volumes maxed out - I believe I actually maxed them out in the first try too.

Anyways, it seems alsaconf cannot find any compatible drivers.

Doing a "lsmod | grep snd" shows up there is the driver snd-via82xx working in the background for my VIA AC'97 sound card. I am thinking it's the correct one right?

I am puzzled Please help.

EDIT2: I have it fixed now. I don't know how, but doing a "sudo alsaconf" while in X worked and now I have sound. W00t

Last edited by Majorix (2008-02-04 04:15:52)