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ashmew2

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Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 6

Sound Not Working.

Hi , Ive just installed Arch 64 Bit and im banging my head on the table to get my sound working..

The Volume icon on the top panel shows a red cross and when i double click it , it tells me "No Volume Control Gstreamer and/or devices found". Ive tried unmuting it and raising the volume using alsamixer. Ive also tried running alsaconf but to no avail.

Ive installed hwd , it tells me that my sound module is snd_intel8x0.

I am clueless...

Thanks..

arch0r

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From: From the Chron-o-John

Registered: 2008-05-13

Posts: 597

Re: Sound Not Working.

what soundcard are you using?

modprobe snd_intel8x0 ?

ashmew2

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Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 6

Re: Sound Not Working.

According to hwd -s :

Sound(m)   : CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller module: snd_intel8x0

Its an onboard soundcard on my ASUS M2n4-SLI (nForce)

modprobe snd_intel8x0

doesnt give any output..

arch0r

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From: From the Chron-o-John

Registered: 2008-05-13

Posts: 597

Re: Sound Not Working.

the soundcard uses a Realtek ALC850 chip. i think you'll need the official drivers from realtek: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dow … Down=false
modprobe only loads the module (without any output)

make sure that your system is up to date, all need alsa packages are installed (alsa-lib alsa-utils), you (as user) are a member of the group audio: gpasswd -a username audio , the volume is up --> console --> alsamixer

Last edited by arch0r (2008-10-03 17:29:09)

ashmew2

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Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 6

Re: Sound Not Working.

OMFG !@!!! I think i wasnt a member of audio because as root , i can use the command line (mpg123) to listen to mp3 and its working!@!

arch0r

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From: From the Chron-o-John

Registered: 2008-05-13

Posts: 597

Re: Sound Not Working.

hrhr, have fun using your new soundcard

ashmew2

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Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 6

Re: Sound Not Working.

ThankYou