Comprehensive Sound Problem Solutions Guide

[AstarothCY]

Here's some output, enjoy!

cat /proc/asound/Audigy/emu10k1

EMU10K1

Card                  : Audigy
Internal TRAM (words) : 0x2000
External TRAM (words) : 0x0

Effect Send Routing   :
Ch0: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch1: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch2: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch3: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch4: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch5: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch6: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=0, F=0, G=0, H=0
Ch7: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=0, F=0, G=0, H=0
Ch8: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=0, F=0, G=0, H=0
Ch9: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch10: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch11: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch12: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch13: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch14: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch15: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch16: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch17: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch18: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch19: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch20: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch21: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch22: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch23: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch24: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch25: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch26: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch27: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch28: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch29: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch30: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch31: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch32: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch33: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch34: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch35: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch36: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch37: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch38: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch39: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch40: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch41: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch42: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch43: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch44: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch45: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch46: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch47: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch48: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch49: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch50: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch51: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch52: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch53: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch54: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch55: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch56: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch57: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch58: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch59: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch60: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch61: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch62: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63
Ch63: A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, E=63, F=63, G=63, H=63

Captured FX Outputs   :
  Output 32 [FXBUS2_0]
  Output 33 [FXBUS2_1]
  Output 34 [FXBUS2_2]
  Output 35 [FXBUS2_3]
  Output 36 [FXBUS2_4]
  Output 37 [FXBUS2_5]
  Output 38 [FXBUS2_6]
  Output 39 [FXBUS2_7]
  Output 40 [FXBUS2_8]
  Output 41 [FXBUS2_9]
  Output 42 [FXBUS2_10]
  Output 43 [FXBUS2_11]
  Output 44 [FXBUS2_12]
  Output 45 [FXBUS2_13]
  Output 46 [FXBUS2_14]
  Output 47 [FXBUS2_15]

All FX Outputs        :
  Output 00 [Digital Front Left]
  Output 01 [Digital Front Right]
  Output 02 [Digital Center]
  Output 03 [Digital LEF]
  Output 04 [Headphone Left]
  Output 05 [Headphone Right]
  Output 06 [Digital Rear Left]
  Output 07 [Digital Rear Right]
  Output 08 [Front Left]
  Output 09 [Front Right]
  Output 10 [Center]
  Output 11 [LFE]
  Output 12 [???]
  Output 13 [???]
  Output 14 [Rear Left]
  Output 15 [Rear Right]
  Output 16 [AC97 Front Left]
  Output 17 [AC97 Front Right]
  Output 18 [ADC Caputre Left]
  Output 19 [ADC Capture Right]
  Output 20 [???]
  Output 21 [???]
  Output 22 [???]
  Output 23 [???]
  Output 24 [???]
  Output 25 [???]
  Output 26 [???]
  Output 27 [???]
  Output 28 [???]
  Output 29 [???]
  Output 30 [???]
  Output 31 [???]
  Output 32 [FXBUS2_0]
  Output 33 [FXBUS2_1]
  Output 34 [FXBUS2_2]
  Output 35 [FXBUS2_3]
  Output 36 [FXBUS2_4]
  Output 37 [FXBUS2_5]
  Output 38 [FXBUS2_6]
  Output 39 [FXBUS2_7]
  Output 40 [FXBUS2_8]
  Output 41 [FXBUS2_9]
  Output 42 [FXBUS2_10]
  Output 43 [FXBUS2_11]
  Output 44 [FXBUS2_12]
  Output 45 [FXBUS2_13]
  Output 46 [FXBUS2_14]
  Output 47 [FXBUS2_15]
  Output 48 [FXBUS2_16]
  Output 49 [FXBUS2_17]
  Output 50 [FXBUS2_18]
  Output 51 [FXBUS2_19]
  Output 52 [FXBUS2_20]
  Output 53 [FXBUS2_21]
  Output 54 [FXBUS2_22]
  Output 55 [FXBUS2_23]
  Output 56 [FXBUS2_24]
  Output 57 [FXBUS2_25]
  Output 58 [FXBUS2_26]
  Output 59 [FXBUS2_27]
  Output 60 [FXBUS2_28]
  Output 61 [FXBUS2_29]
  Output 62 [FXBUS2_30]
  Output 63 [FXBUS2_31]

[robertmf]

So up did an upgrade to Gutsy and then compiled the latest and greatest ALSA to get sound ?

[AstarothCY]

Uh, no, I still don't have sound. In fact I am in a much worse situation because my video doesn't work properly (I have an ATI) and my mouse wheel doesn't work either.

[robertmf]

Uh, no, I still don't have sound. In fact I am in a much worse situation because my video doesn't work properly (I have an ATI) and my mouse wheel doesn't work either.

You shudda cudda wudda done a fresh install ... I guess you will now )

[rcrook]

Hi,

I just finished struggling with an issue I have been having with multiple cards.

Well in fact it is a problem I was having with a built in card and a USB headset.

The general config I was attempting to achieve was to have the USB Headset as the default sound card for all applications. The Headset is a Microsoft Livechat LX-3000 and the On-Board card in the HP Compaq 6715b laptop is an HDA ATI SB card.

The Headset has volume control buttons and a mute button. The Volume Buttons are + and - buttons and actually control the "Master" Volume control on the PC not the volume of the headset directly. Now while the Headset is the only card on the system thats fine, but when there is other cards on the system it will control the "default" cards volume not necessarily that of the headset.

This was my dilemma, the default card was set to the on-board ATI SB card.

To set the headset to the default card here is what I did:

in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:

I set the index of the snd-card-usb to 0

I then deleted the /var/lib/alsa/asound.state file and disabled both /etc/rc0.d/K50alsa-util and /etc/rc5.d/K50alsa-utils files and rebooted the system

(This step is to prevent the "current" alsa config from being used on reboot)

once the system has been rebooted, re-enable both K50alsa-utils files again.

The USB headset was then setup as the default. Then I set the "Speaker" control as the master under Kmix. (This enables the volume controls on the headset to control the volume of the headset.)

the final thing I did was to create a custom .asoundrc file (shown below) specifically to let TeamSpeak work with the headset.

After all that, the sound for my laptop is working as I want it... all sounds come through the headset but I can direct it through the on-board sound card using the plughw:SB directive in the amarok xine engine config or the KDE sound hardware config.

Here is the .asoundrc file I use in my home directory for TeamSpeak and other OSS based applications.

pcm.card0 {
        type hw
        card 0
        mmap_emulation true
}

pcm.!playback {
   type dmix # dmix plugin for mixing the output
   ipc_key 1234 # an uniqe number
   slave {
      pcm "card0"
      period_time 0
      period_size 1024
      buffer_size 8192
      rate 44100
   }
bindings {
   0 0
   1 1 }
}

pcm.!capture {
        type dsnoop     # dsnoop plugin for input
        ipc_key 5678    # another uniqe number
       slave {
        pcm "card0"
        period_time 0
        period_size 1024
        rate 44100
        }
}
pcm.!duplex {
   type asym
   playback.pcm "playback"
   capture.pcm "capture"
}

pcm.!default {
   type plug
   slave.pcm "duplex"
}

pcm.!dsp {
   type plug
   slave.pcm "duplex"
}
ctl.!mixer0 {
   type hw
   card 0
}

I hope this helps someone..

Regards

Randall.

[questpro]

Hi,
...........
I hope this helps someone..

Regards

Randall.

Do you get the sound when you play something in the web browser? Ex: www.youtube.com

Is there anybody giving right directions for this.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I use C-media headset. I can switch the sound output between the headset and laptop speakers. But, recently after I installed ALSA drivers from fresh kernel, there is no sound coming out from the browser even without the headset.

[S.S.S.P5]

wondering if you could shine a little light on this for me the card is a creative sb0200, and it has zero function.

it goes fine up untill this point....


james@james-desktop:~/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.12rc1$ sudo ./configure --with kernel=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r) --with-cards=emu10k1 --with-oss=yes
sudo: ./configure: command not found
james@james-desktop:~/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.12rc1$

im kinda new still so go easy on me

[S.S.S.P5]

ok, ok,ok, so i figured out that sudo ./config wont start the proper file. so could someone please tell me what Im subposed to be typing in here. the rest of the directions were good i need the emu10k1 driver

[S.S.S.P5]

anybody out there?

[davedosch]

I have a very similar problem that I've tracked down to being a weird result from ALSA. It knows that my C-media USB Audio is there. It just can't open it. Anything that doesn't use ALSA but talks to the USB audio directly works.


ddosch@ddosch-desktop:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 1: default [PnP Audio Device ], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ddosch@ddosch-desktop:~$ alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device