[SOLVED] Another "sound not working after update"

fukawi2 · 2008-10-31 00:27:31

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57597
Any update on the above topic? I just "upgraded" to 2.6.27.4-1 and now I have no sound

alsamixer is definately unmuted - have checked it a dozen times.

Audio card is:
00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2)

rc.conf

MODULES=(forcedeth slhc !snd-pcsp !pcspkr snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-seq-oss snd-seq-device snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-rawmidi snd-timer snd !snd-mpu401-uart !snd-mpu401 snd-hda-intel soundcore fuse vboxdrv tun)

root ~ # aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
root ~ # aplay -L
default:CARD=NVidia
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia
    HDMI Audio Output
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
root ~ # aplay /usr/share/sounds/purple/receive.wav 
Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/purple/receive.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Stereo
root ~ #

No error (as per last command above, but no sound either

Last edited by fukawi2 (2008-11-07 03:48:02)

my0pic · 2008-10-31 23:32:23

For what it's worth, I had issues with my ensoniq based card as well. I fixed mine by enabling pcspkr in the modules array. I had to disable it in the previous kernel update. Have no idea why the pcspkr module was to blame but all's well now.

fukawi2 · 2008-11-05 23:32:05

Thanks my0pic - no joy in doing that

Similar thing has happened on my (brand new) laptop... Installed Arch last weekend, got the sound working and then rebooted and now there's no sound

Something in 2.6.27 seems to be stuffing my audio after I reboot. Obviously it's not everyone, but it's both my computers so I'm guessing I'm configuring something wrong somewhere.

Anyone got any bright ideas on how to identify my stuff up(s)?

fukawi2 · 2008-11-07 03:47:48

OMG! I'm such a freakin' idiot.

This is my work computer so I listen through headphones. Of course that means I didn't think about the fact that the sound card still has a front, rear and center + sub output. Guess which one was still muted?

I think I'm going to cry

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#1 2008-10-31 00:27:31

[SOLVED] Another "sound not working after update"

#2 2008-10-31 23:32:23

Re: [SOLVED] Another "sound not working after update"

#3 2008-11-05 23:32:05

Re: [SOLVED] Another "sound not working after update"

#4 2008-11-07 03:47:48

Re: [SOLVED] Another "sound not working after update"

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