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Mais

Member

From: San Luis Obispo, California

Registered: 2008-02-18

Posts: 14

Alsa volume issues

Hi all, this is really the first issue I've had with Arch that I can't seem to solve or find an answer to.

As of the latest kernel upgrade I can't get sound at a reasonable level. Everything is turned up, hardware and software yet the volume levels are DISMAL.

I am using an Audigy 2 ZS on an nForce680i motherboard (the onboard audio is disabled in the bios).

Here's some useful info:

From rc.conf:

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond gpm cups hal fam alsa kdm)

From lsmod | grep snd:

snd_seq_midi            6560  0 
snd_emu10k1_synth       6784  0 
snd_emux_synth         32000  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi         5888  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul       6400  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_oss            29568  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6656  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                47056  8 snd_seq_midi,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss            37152  0 
snd_mixer_oss          14592  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_emu10k1           133696  2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_rawmidi            19232  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec         95396  1 snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm                69124  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_device          7052  7 snd_seq_midi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer              19332  3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          8200  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem            3968  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep               7428  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd                    45476  15 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore               6496  1 snd
ac97_bus                2432  1 snd_ac97_codec

From lspci:

02:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
02:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy Game Port (rev 04)
02:0a.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04)

From my user groups listing:

[todd: ~] $ groups
audio camera todd

I'd like to reiterate: All volume levels are turned up to 100%, the Analog/Digial Output Switch is marked for Analog, I'm a member of the audio group, AND I AM getting sound, but at VERY QUIET volumes. I am using a headset that was working fine before. It's volume is turned up all the way.

If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Here are some steps I already took:
1. reinstalled the kernel
2. ran alsaconf (since then I have erased it's changes to let udev do the work...no change from either setup)
3. changed volumes around in KDE, Gnome, and alsamixer

Thanks in advance and great distro!

-Todd

pyther

Member

Registered: 2008-01-21

Posts: 1,395

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Re: Alsa volume issues

Why don't you try an older kernel that you know you had no problems with the sound with. If the older kernel works just fine and fixes you sound problem, chances are there is a kernel bug and there isn't much the arch community can do to help.

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