No sound... (solved)

dahranis · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 166

If i run
alsamixer
i get this

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

There was also an error a the beginning of launching KDE (which means me restarting the computer to find out so i'm not posting it in the original post just on the off chance i don't have to...)

And kamix doesn't work

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:18 pm Post subject:

vladimirm,

Lets check your kernel.

Do the directories /dev/sound and /dev/snd exist and what do they contain ?
Are there any sound related problems flagged in

bugg_tb · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

Also make sure you've inserted the relavent module for your sound card
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dahranis · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 166

From iscpci
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Soun d Controller (rev a0)

Neither of the directories /dev/snd /dev/sound exist

And from what i can tell there aren't any sound problems from dmesg

THe sound card used to work just fine. And as far as i'm aware i havent messed with the kernel so i can't understand why it would just not work...

bugg_tb · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject:

Just a thought but have you tried running alsaconf and seeing if it detects the card for you??

Udev only creates the relavent /dev devices on detetion of the hardware as far as I'm aware if it can't see your sound cards it wont create the devices so either alsaconf or modprobe <snd-module>

Then try dmesg to make sure it got inserted alright. Just because lspci can see the hw doesn't mean its installed

Tom
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batistuta · Veteran Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 1384 Location: Aachen

are you running alsa in the kernel or alsa-drivers? If in the kernel, just to make sure, fire up your make menuconfig and make sure that things look right (i.e. alsa enabled, and support for your chip selected). If running alsa-drivers, make sure the proper config files are set.

zbrozlo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject:

I have similar problem. I`ve got FM801-AU chip based sound card. Alsa is compiled in kernel, also FM801 support.

dahranis · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 166

Well alsaconf found my sound card just fine, and after that alsamixer worked just fine, but i still had no sound, and when i restarted my computer all of the problems were back

bugg_tb · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject:

you need to find out which module alsaconf uses to load your sound, then add it to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 if you use a 3.6 or kernel-2.4 if you use a 2.4 kernel
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zbrozlo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject:

bugg_tb · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:35 pm Post subject:

zbrozlo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject:

bugg_tb · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:52 pm Post subject:

sorry misread your post with the bits in the lspci output, I take it its alsa thats failing with error 5 then?
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bugg_tb · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:

zbrozlo: Try modprobe snd-fm801 and see what it returns
it maybe that the module isn't compiled properly

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batistuta · Veteran Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 1384 Location: Aachen

Just for the sake of it: could you boot from a liveCD (ubuntu, Kororaa, etc) and see if sound works there?

zbrozlo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject:

zbrozlo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:

Ok, after recompiling kernel without alsa, and emerging alsa-driver alsaconf was not able to find any PnP device :/
modprobe snd-fm801 result :

bugg_tb · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject:

I dont know about anyone else but i've always had trouble with the alsa driver ebuild, I just compile my modules in the kernel and set alsaconf to work on it once they compiled

Tom
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dahranis · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 166

I do the same, it seems much more simpler anyway.

I solved the problem... apparently.
It was something to do with KDE, not sure what.
But in an unrelated incident i unmerged kde and merged it again and... biibbi dee bob a dee boom i've got sound...
anyway! magically solved!

zbrozlo · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: