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Dead Code

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Registered: 2009-01-18

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Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

Since switching to archlinux, the only problem that I am unable solve is the inablity to play multiple sounds.. i had this problem when i first installed archlinux. back then i tried installing pulseaudio and found that cumbersome. eventually went back to alsa and found magically i could play sounds at once..

now again it has reoccurred ever since the module init tools upgrade. i have tried reconfiguring alsa with alsaconf with no avail.

on trying to play sound file from the 2nd app i get a knotif saying

The audio playback device HDA Intel (ALC880 Analog) does not work
Falling back to .

some of the conf files i have:

[$]> grep MODULES /etc/rc.conf
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MODULES=(e100 mii slhc snd-hda-intel snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd soundcore !snd-pcsp)

[$]> grep DAEMONS /etc/rc.conf
# DAEMONS
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus @network netfs crond alsa hal cups @openntpd)

[$]> cat /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
#
# /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#

[$]> cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel

[$]> cat /etc/libao.conf
default_driver=alsa10

[$]> lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)

djszapi

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From: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Registered: 2009-06-14

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Re: Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

It seems to good. Did you try pulseaudio now too ?

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Dead Code

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Registered: 2009-01-18

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Re: Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

It seems to good. Did you try pulseaudio now too ?

no i dont want to. it doesn't seem right with kde

igordcard

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2009-01-29

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Re: Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

I'm having the same problem here:

The audio playback device Intel ICH5 with AD 1985 (Intel ICH5) does not work.
Falling back to .

Dead Code

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Registered: 2009-01-18

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Re: Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

Intel cards are so troublesome

igordcard

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2009-01-29

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Re: Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

Oh my problem was that I forgot to add my user to the main groups.. now it's fine.

Dead Code

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Registered: 2009-01-18

Posts: 227

Re: Lost the ability to play multiple sounds!

hmm.. i guess i have a different issue altogether