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#1 2009-09-22 21:25:58
- R_Rios
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The Open Sound System is not working
I have installed and configured OSS following the Wiki, but I still get no sound. Any idea of what problem this is?
Thanks in advance.
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#2 2009-09-23 00:48:40
- AngryKoala
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
What Desktop Environment are you using and what does "ossmix" in console give you?
OSS works wonders for me, clear and crisp so I hope you get your issue solved!
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#3 2009-09-23 02:02:32
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
What Desktop Environment are you using and what does "ossmix" in console give you?
KDE and this: http://luizromario.pastebin.com/f59577550.
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#4 2009-09-23 02:40:24
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
I run KDE too and it looks like oss recognizes your card. Open up ossxmix and see if music programs are producing any sound. If not, goto System Settings, then Multimedia, and see if OSS is at the top of all your priority lists. Also, try switching backends to see if you get anything. Good luck!
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#5 2009-09-23 02:48:45
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
Amarok is playing the musics, but I get no sound for that. Also, kmix's window is now empty.
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#6 2009-09-23 04:21:53
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
kmix doesn't support OSS. You need to set phonon backend to gstreamer in order to hear sound from the kde native applications.
According to the wiki you could try switching backend to xine.
Also have you installed any gstreamer packages?
(I have oss4 with kde with xine backend...)
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#7 2009-09-23 10:58:14
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
I have also have a problem with OSS4 on KDE 4.3. I have installed installed and got the sound but the volume output is too low even When I set it to max 
> ossmix
Selected mixer 0/High Definition Audio ALC883
Known controls are:
jack.green.mode <front|rear|center/LFE|side|pcm4|input> (currently front)
jack.green [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 29.9:29.9 dB)
jack.green.mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
jack.pink.mode <front|rear|center/LFE|side|pcm4|input> (currently front)
jack.pink [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 29.9:29.9 dB)
jack.pink.mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
jack.fp-pink.mode <front|rear|center/LFE|side|pcm4|input> (currently front)
jack.fp-pink [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 29.9:29.9 dB)
jack.fp-pink.mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
jack.blue.mode <front|rear|center/LFE|side|pcm4|input> (currently input)
jack.blue [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 29.9:29.9 dB)
jack.blue.mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
jack.fp-green.mode <front|rear|center/LFE|side|pcm4|input> (currently front)
jack.fp-green [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 29.9:29.9 dB)
jack.fp-green.mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.mic1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.fp-mic1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.linein1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.fp-headphone1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.green1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.input-mix1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
record.mix.mute.mic2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.fp-mic2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.linein2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.fp-headphone2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.green2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix.mute.input-mix2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
record.mix2 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.mic [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.fp-mic [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.linein [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.fp-headphone [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.green [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.input-mix <mic|fp-mic|linein> (currently mic)
misc.front-mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.input-mix-mute1 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.front1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 37.4:37.4 dB)
misc.front2 <front|input-mix> (currently front)
misc.rear-mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.input-mix-mute2 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.rear1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.rear2 <rear|input-mix> (currently rear)
misc.center/lfe-mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.input-mix-mute3 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.center/lfe1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.center/lfe2 <center/LFE|input-mix> (currently center/LFE)
misc.side-mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.input-mix-mute4 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.side1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.side2 <side|input-mix> (currently side)
misc.pcm4-mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.input-mix-mute5 ON|OFF (currently OFF)
misc.pcm41 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 46.4:46.4 dB)
misc.pcm42 <pcm4|input-mix> (currently pcm4)
vmix0-enable ON|OFF (currently ON)
vmix0-rate <decimal value> (currently 48000) (Read-only)
vmix0-channels <Stereo|Multich> (currently Stereo)
vmix0-src <Fast|High|OFF> (currently Fast)
vmix0-outvol <monovol> (currently 25.0 dB)
vmix0-invol <monovol> (currently 25.0 dB)
vmix0.pcm8 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB) ("knotify4")
vmix0.pcm9 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB)
vmix0.pcm10 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB)
vmix0.pcm11 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB)How to Increase volume to max level?
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Some extra info
> ossinfo
Version info: OSS 4.2 (b 2000/200909090620) (0x00040100) GPL
Platform: Linux/x86_64 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 9 14:16:44 CEST 2009 (moody)
Number of audio devices: 8
Number of audio engines: 12
Number of MIDI devices: 0
Number of mixer devices: 1
Device objects
0: osscore0 OSS core services
1: oss_hdaudio0 Intel HD Audio interrupts=13214547 (13381872)
HD Audio controller Intel HD Audio
Vendor ID 0x808627d8
Subvendor ID 0x1458a002
Codec 2: ALC883 (0x10ec0883/0x1458c603)
2: oss_usb0 USB audio core services
MIDI devices (/dev/midi*)
Mixer devices
0: High Definition Audio ALC883 (Mixer 0 of device object 1)
Audio devices
HD Audio play front /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0 (device index 0)
HD Audio play rear /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm1 (device index 1)
HD Audio play center/LFE /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm2 (device index 2)
HD Audio play side /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm3 (device index 3)
HD Audio play pcm4 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm4 (device index 4)
HD Audio play spdif-out /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout0 (device index 5)
HD Audio rec mix /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin0 (device index 6)
HD Audio rec mix /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin1 (device index 7)
Nodes
/dev/dsp -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_in -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_out -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_ac3 -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout0
/dev/dsp_mmap -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_multich -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0I also ran "osstest" command and I only twice and rest there is no sound
No sound
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm1 (audio engine 1): HD Audio play rear
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47995.00 Hz (-0.01%)>
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm2 (audio engine 2): HD Audio play center/LFE
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47993.00 Hz (-0.01%)>
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm3 (audio engine 3): HD Audio play side
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47993.00 Hz (-0.01%)>
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm4 (audio engine 4): HD Audio play pcm4
- Performing audio playback test...
................
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin0 (audio engine 6): HD Audio rec mix
- Skipping input only device
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin1 (audio engine 7): HD Audio rec mix
- Skipping input only device
I hear the Sound
dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0 (audio engine 0): HD Audio play front
Note! Device is in use (by PID 0/VMIX) but will try anyway
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47980.00 Hz (-0.04%)>
/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout0 (audio engine 5): HD Audio play spdif-out
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47993.00 Hz (-0.01%)>
Please help
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#8 2009-09-23 20:46:26
- AngryKoala
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
I only hear from my front too, but it plays on all my sides. In ossxmix is everything turned up?
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#9 2009-09-24 01:41:22
- R_Rios
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Re: The Open Sound System is not working
kmix doesn't support OSS. You need to set phonon backend to gstreamer in order to hear sound from the kde native applications.
I've already done that. Amarok plays fine, but I hear no sound.
According to the wiki you could try switching backend to xine.
Not gstreamer nor Xine work. Same issue: "virtually" is playing, but, physically, it is not.
Also have you installed any gstreamer packages?
(I have oss4 with kde with xine backend...)
Yes. All of them, I guess.
I think I wasn't very clear, so let me explain my problem better: ALSA works perfectly here, but I want to switch to OSS. I installed it, following the steps given on wiki. But, when I restart, I get absolutely no sound.
Using:
- KDE 4.3.1 from the official repo.
- The most recent 64 bit Arch
- On a Vostro 1400
I only hear from my front too, but it plays on all my sides. In ossxmix is everything turned up?
Yes.
Last edited by R_Rios (2009-09-24 13:38:56)
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