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#1 2012-12-02 08:34:34

doblerone
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no file alsa-base.conf

I use the screen speakers. My screen is connected via DVI to my pc, but I have also an HDMI output from the graphic card that I don't use it.

Every time I switch on my pc, a notification pops up telling me that the system is not using HDA ATI HDMI anymore and it will start to use HDA Intel VT1828S Analog.

Looking in System Preferences>Hardware>Multimedia>Phonon, I can see that I have 8 different devices. Here you have a snapshot

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How can I switch off/disable the devices I don't use them?

I have been reading in the wiki the ALSA article. My problem is that I don't have the alsa-base.conf file in /etc/modprobe.d. In fact, this folder is empty.

How can I generate it?

Thanks in advance.

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#2 2012-12-03 12:15:55

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

It's just a text file that you will have to create that file yourself.

To figure out what needs to be put in that file , we need to identify which module controls which card.
please post the output of lscpi -v .

Note : the alsa-base.conf method only works if the sound outputs use different kernel modules, lspic -v will also help to determine that.


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#3 2012-12-03 18:02:12

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

Here you've the output of lspci -v

[david@pc_escritorio ~]$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DMI (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: fast devsel
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
        Memory behind bridge: f7b00000-f7bfffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000efffffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor System Management Registers (rev 11)
        Subsystem: Device 0043:0083
        Flags: fast devsel
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:08.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor Semaphore and Scratchpad Registers (rev 11)
        Subsystem: Device 0043:0083
        Flags: fast devsel
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:08.2 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor System Control and Status Registers (rev 11)
        Subsystem: Device 0043:0083
        Flags: fast devsel
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:08.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor Miscellaneous Registers (rev 11)
        Flags: fast devsel

00:10.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link (rev 11)
        Flags: fast devsel

00:10.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Routing and Protocol Registers (rev 11)
        Flags: fast devsel

00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at f7afe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8375
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 52
        Memory at f7af8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
        Memory behind bridge: 80000000-801fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000080200000-00000000803fffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
        Memory behind bridge: 80400000-805fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000080600000-00000000807fffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
        Memory behind bridge: f7e00000-f7efffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000080800000-00000000809fffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
        Memory behind bridge: f7d00000-f7dfffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000080a00000-0000000080bfffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
        Memory behind bridge: f7c00000-f7cfffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f6f00000-00000000f6ffffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
        Memory at f7afd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a5) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=32
        I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
        Memory behind bridge: f7f00000-f7ffffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
        I/O ports at 9c00 [size=8]
        I/O ports at 9880 [size=4]
        I/O ports at 9800 [size=8]
        I/O ports at 9480 [size=4]
        I/O ports at 9400 [size=16]
        I/O ports at 9080 [size=16]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
        Memory at f7afc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        I/O ports at ffe0 [size=32]
        Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus

00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8383
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
        I/O ports at ac00 [size=8]
        I/O ports at a880 [size=4]
        I/O ports at a800 [size=8]
        I/O ports at a480 [size=4]
        I/O ports at a400 [size=16]
        I/O ports at a080 [size=16]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device 1250
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 51
        Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at f7be0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        I/O ports at b000 [size=256]
        Expansion ROM at f7bc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: radeon

01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
        Subsystem: PC Partner Limited R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 53
        Memory at f7bfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M4A785TD Motherboard
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 50
        I/O ports at c800 [size=256]
        Memory at f6fff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Memory at f6ff8000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Expansion ROM at f7cf0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: r8169

03:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 824f
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        Memory at f7dfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ahci

03:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 824f
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        I/O ports at dc00 [size=8]
        I/O ports at d880 [size=4]
        I/O ports at d800 [size=8]
        I/O ports at d480 [size=4]
        I/O ports at d400 [size=16]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pata_jmicron

04:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
        Subsystem: Western Digital USB 3.0 PCIe Card
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
        Memory at f7efe000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd

07:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M4A series motherboard
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
        Memory at f7fff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        I/O ports at ec00 [size=128]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci

3f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-Core Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Kernel driver in use: i7core_edac

3f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:03.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:03.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Target Address Decoder (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:03.4 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Test Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:04.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Control Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:04.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Address Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:04.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Rank Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:04.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Thermal Control Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:05.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Control Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:05.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Address Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:05.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Rank Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:05.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Thermal Control Registers (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

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#4 2012-12-06 12:41:38

Lone_Wolf
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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

These are the entries audio related on your system then :

[david@pc_escritorio ~]$ lspci -v
<snip>
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8375
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 52
        Memory at f7af8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

<snip>
01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
        Subsystem: PC Partner Limited R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 53
        Memory at f7bfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
<snip>

Since both sound outputs use the snd_hda_intel module, the alsa-base.conf method won't work.

You can try changing the settings in phonon/kde.
goto System Preferences>Hardware>Multimedia>Phonon again, but this time view the 'audio playback' category.
On that screen, either remove the hdmi entry or move it to the bottom of the list.


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#5 2012-12-06 12:55:28

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

Ok, thanks. I'll try that.

On the other hand, I have also a problem with Amarok. I can't hear anything and I think it's because of the wrong output.
In the Phonon configuration of it, always is selected the ATI HDMI output. If I try to change it, when I return back to the same screen (Phonon configuration), it is selected the HDMI output again.
How can I force Amarok to chose the output I want?

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#6 2012-12-06 13:29:50

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

sounds like somewhere on your system HDMI output is set as default and amarok only uses that setting.
(I've had  a similar problem with vlc some time ago).

If you're using pure alsa, check which phonon backend you're using.
if phonon-vlc is the backend, install phonon-gstreamer and configure phonon to use the gstreamer backend.
phonon gstreamer backend seems to work better together with alsa then the phonon-vlc backend.

in case you use pulseaudio, you can try the above also, but i have no idea if it will help then.


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#7 2012-12-08 10:29:23

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

Lone_Wolf wrote:

sounds like somewhere on your system HDMI output is set as default and amarok only uses that setting.
(I've had  a similar problem with vlc some time ago).

If you're using pure alsa, check which phonon backend you're using.
if phonon-vlc is the backend, install phonon-gstreamer and configure phonon to use the gstreamer backend.
phonon gstreamer backend seems to work better together with alsa then the phonon-vlc backend.

in case you use pulseaudio, you can try the above also, but i have no idea if it will help then.

How can I know which phonon backend I'm using and how can I change it?

I'm newbiee, sorry smile

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#8 2012-12-08 14:23:06

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

Phonon is the KDE sound system and requires a backend to work.
there are 2 of them, phonon-vlc and phonon-gstreamer .

run

pacman -Qs phonon

in the output besides phonon itself you'll either see phonon-vlc or phonon-gstreamer .
if it's phonon-vlc , do pacman -S phonon-gstreamer , followed by pacman -R phonon-vlc .

If phonon sees only 1 backend, it will use that one.


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#9 2012-12-09 08:04:00

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Re: no file alsa-base.conf

Lone_Wolf wrote:

Phonon is the KDE sound system and requires a backend to work.
there are 2 of them, phonon-vlc and phonon-gstreamer .

run

pacman -Qs phonon

in the output besides phonon itself you'll either see phonon-vlc or phonon-gstreamer .
if it's phonon-vlc , do pacman -S phonon-gstreamer , followed by pacman -R phonon-vlc .

If phonon sees only 1 backend, it will use that one.

Apparently, I'm using the right one:

[david@pc_escritorio ~]$ pacman -Qs phonon
local/phonon 1:4.6.0-3
    The multimedia framework for KDE
local/phonon-gstreamer 4.6.2-1
    Phonon GStreamer backend

So, I have no idea why amarok takes the wrong output!

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