No sound using SiS soundcard and ALSA

caolan · 2007-12-19 15:05:22

I've installed alsa using pacman, unmuted all channels using alsamixer and added myself to the 'audio' group following the instructions here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ALSA_Setup

Unfortunately still no sound, I'm new to Arch and completely out of ideas. I've attached any info I thought might be useful but just ask if you need anything else posting. Please help me out as my laptop is my only source of music while I'm home over Christmas! Show some Christmas charity to a newb and Santa might not bring you coal!

$ lsmod|grep '^snd'
snd_intel8x0m          14092  0 
snd_seq_oss            29312  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6528  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                46800  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          6924  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            36896  0 
snd_mixer_oss          14464  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_intel8x0           28700  0 
snd_ac97_codec         95268  2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm                68996  4 snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              19332  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    45220  10 snd_intel8x0m,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          8072  3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm

$ ls -l /dev/snd/
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  0 2007-12-19 14:01 controlC0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 32 2007-12-19 14:01 controlC1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 24 2007-12-19 14:01 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 16 2007-12-19 14:01 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 25 2007-12-19 14:01 pcmC0D1c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 56 2007-12-19 14:01 pcmC1D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 48 2007-12-19 14:01 pcmC1D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  1 2007-12-19 14:01 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2007-12-19 14:01 timer

$ lspci | grep audio
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)

/etc/rc.conf has the following:

MODULES=(mii sis900 eeprom_93cx6 ac97_bus snd-intel8x0 snd-pcm-oss)
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond alsa)

caolan · 2007-12-21 11:04:52

Some more info using the simple ALSA debugging script on the wiki...

$ ./aadebug
ALSA Audio Debug v0.1.0 - Fri Dec 21 11:01:51 UTC 2007
http://alsa.opensrc.org/aadebug
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt

Kernel ----------------------------------------------------
Linux caolan-laptop 2.6.23-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Nov 18 07:43:05 UTC 2007 i686 Mobile Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.20GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Loaded Modules --------------------------------------------
snd_intel8x0m          14092  0 
snd_seq_oss            29312  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6528  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                46800  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          6924  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            36896  0 
snd_mixer_oss          14464  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_intel8x0           28700  0 
snd_ac97_codec         95268  2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm                68996  4 snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              19332  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    45220  10 snd_intel8x0m,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          8072  3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm

Proc Config -----------------------------------------------
CONFIG_SOUND=m
CONFIG_SND=m
CONFIG_SND_TIMER=m
CONFIG_SND_PCM=m
CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=m
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=m
# CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY is not set
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=m
CONFIG_SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT=y
# CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set
CONFIG_SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API=y
CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS=y
# CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set
# CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=m
CONFIG_SND_OPL3_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_OPL4_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_VX_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=m
CONFIG_SND_DUMMY=m
CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI=m
CONFIG_SND_MTPAV=m
CONFIG_SND_MTS64=m
CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550=m
CONFIG_SND_MPU401=m
CONFIG_SND_PORTMAN2X4=m
CONFIG_SND_AD1848_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_CS4231_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_SB_COMMON=m
CONFIG_SND_SB8_DSP=m
CONFIG_SND_SB16_DSP=m
CONFIG_SND_ADLIB=m
CONFIG_SND_AD1816A=m
CONFIG_SND_AD1848=m
CONFIG_SND_ALS100=m
CONFIG_SND_AZT2320=m
CONFIG_SND_CMI8330=m
CONFIG_SND_CS4231=m
CONFIG_SND_CS4232=m
CONFIG_SND_CS4236=m
CONFIG_SND_DT019X=m
CONFIG_SND_ES968=m
CONFIG_SND_ES1688=m
CONFIG_SND_ES18XX=m
CONFIG_SND_SC6000=m
CONFIG_SND_GUS_SYNTH=m
CONFIG_SND_GUSCLASSIC=m
CONFIG_SND_GUSEXTREME=m
CONFIG_SND_GUSMAX=m
CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE=m
CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE_STB=m
CONFIG_SND_OPL3SA2=m
CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_AD1848=m
CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_CS4231=m
CONFIG_SND_OPTI93X=m
CONFIG_SND_MIRO=m
CONFIG_SND_SB8=m
CONFIG_SND_SB16=m
CONFIG_SND_SBAWE=m
CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP=y
CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_SND_SGALAXY=m
CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE=m
CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT=m
CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_SND_AD1889=m
CONFIG_SND_ALS300=m
CONFIG_SND_ALS4000=m
CONFIG_SND_ALI5451=m
CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=m
CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=m
CONFIG_SND_AU8810=m
CONFIG_SND_AU8820=m
CONFIG_SND_AU8830=m
CONFIG_SND_AZT3328=m
CONFIG_SND_BT87X=m
# CONFIG_SND_BT87X_OVERCLOCK is not set
CONFIG_SND_CA0106=m
CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI=m
CONFIG_SND_CS4281=m
CONFIG_SND_CS46XX=m
CONFIG_SND_CS46XX_NEW_DSP=y
CONFIG_SND_CS5530=m
CONFIG_SND_CS5535AUDIO=m
CONFIG_SND_DARLA20=m
CONFIG_SND_GINA20=m
CONFIG_SND_LAYLA20=m
CONFIG_SND_DARLA24=m
CONFIG_SND_GINA24=m
CONFIG_SND_LAYLA24=m
CONFIG_SND_MONA=m
CONFIG_SND_MIA=m
CONFIG_SND_ECHO3G=m
CONFIG_SND_INDIGO=m
CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIO=m
CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJ=m
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=m
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1X=m
CONFIG_SND_ENS1370=m
CONFIG_SND_ENS1371=m
CONFIG_SND_ES1938=m
CONFIG_SND_ES1968=m
CONFIG_SND_FM801=m
CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X_BOOL=y
CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X=m
CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE=y
CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=0
CONFIG_SND_HDSP=m
CONFIG_SND_HDSPM=m
CONFIG_SND_ICE1712=m
CONFIG_SND_ICE1724=m
CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0=m
CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M=m
CONFIG_SND_KORG1212=m
CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3=m
CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXART=m
CONFIG_SND_NM256=m
CONFIG_SND_PCXHR=m
CONFIG_SND_RIPTIDE=m
CONFIG_SND_RME32=m
CONFIG_SND_RME96=m
CONFIG_SND_RME9652=m
CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES=m
CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT=m
CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX=m
CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM=m
CONFIG_SND_VX222=m
CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI=m
CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE=y
CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=0
CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=m
CONFIG_SND_USB_USX2Y=m
CONFIG_SND_USB_CAIAQ=m
CONFIG_SND_USB_CAIAQ_INPUT=y
CONFIG_SND_VXPOCKET=m
CONFIG_SND_PDAUDIOCF=m
CONFIG_SND_SOC=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME is not set

Modprobe Conf ---------------------------------------------
#alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
#alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0
options snd-intel8x0 ac97_quirk=0

Proc Asound -----------------------------------------------
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14 (Fri Jul 20 09:12:58 2007 UTC).
 0 [SI7012         ]: ICH - SiS SI7012
                      SiS SI7012 with AD1981B at irq 17
 1 [Modem          ]: ICH-MODEM - SiS SI7013 Modem
                      SiS SI7013 Modem at irq 17
  0: [ 0]   : control
  1:        : sequencer
 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
 24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
 25: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture
 32: [ 1]   : control
 33:        : timer
 48: [ 1- 0]: digital audio playback
 56: [ 1- 0]: digital audio capture
cat: /proc/asound/hwdep: No such file or directory
00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : SiS SI7012 - MIC ADC : capture 1
00-00: Intel ICH : SiS SI7012 : playback 1 : capture 1
01-00: Intel ICH - Modem : SiS SI7013 Modem - Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
Client info
  cur  clients : 2
  peak clients : 2
  max  clients : 192

Client   0 : "System" [Kernel]
  Port   0 : "Timer" (Rwe-)
  Port   1 : "Announce" (R-e-)
    Connecting To: 15:0
Client  15 : "OSS sequencer" [Kernel]
  Port   0 : "Receiver" (-we-)
    Connected From: 0:1

Dev Snd ---------------------------------------------------
controlC0  pcmC0D0c  pcmC0D1c  pcmC1D0p  timer
controlC1  pcmC0D0p  pcmC1D0c  seq

CPU -------------------------------------------------------
model name      : Mobile Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.20GHz
cpu MHz         : 2193.236

RAM -------------------------------------------------------
MemTotal:       448516 kB
SwapTotal:     1052248 kB

Hardware --------------------------------------------------
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650/M650 Host (rev 80)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)

caolan · 2007-12-21 11:35:04

Ok, its working! Persistence pays off...

I've added "options sng-intel8x0 ac97_quirk=0" to the end of /etc/modprobe.conf and then I had to mute the headphone jack sense channel in alsamixer. I have an Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop with a crappy internal SiS soundcard, so if you have something similar give it a go.

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#1 2007-12-19 15:05:22

No sound using SiS soundcard and ALSA

#2 2007-12-21 11:04:52

Re: No sound using SiS soundcard and ALSA

#3 2007-12-21 11:35:04

Re: No sound using SiS soundcard and ALSA

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