ronan wrote:
> Paul M Foster wrote:
>> Folks:
>>
>> I just upgraded my Debian *nst*ble system, in particular going from
>> kernel 2.6.8 to 2.6.18. Now my sound card does not work, whereas it
>> worked before.
>>
>> dmesg tells me the card (Intel 810 onboard sound card, AC97) is there.
>> More modules load for that sound card than Carter has pills, and it
>> appears as though the right modules are being loaded (i810_audio,
>> ac97_coded, etc.). But if I go into XMMS to play something, it looks
>> like it's playing, with no sound. Checked the mixer. Checked
>> headphones instead of the speakers. Other music playing programs, same
>> reaction.
>>
>> For years, my impression of sound cards is that if they work, great.
>> But debugging them is like a black art. I found one site from Google
>> which took me through some steps to debug sound (Are the modules
>> loaded? Is something else capturing /dev/dsp? Are all these devices in
>> /dev built?), but no joy.
>>
>> Are there any experts here, and what information would you need to
>> debug this? Or should I simply recompile the kernel from scratch and
>> hope for the best?
>>
>> Paul
>>
>
> Have you tried running alsaconf (as root) since you upgraded your
> system? And not to ask the old "is it plugged-in?" question, but with
> ALSA it is always good to double-check that the sound is not muted,
> since turning-up the volume does not un-mute a muted sound device.
I knew there was a reason I was on this list! ;-}
I didn't have alsaconf installed, nor did I know I needed it. But after
installing and running it, all is okay.
(Meantime, anticipating that no one would answer, I've been busy
rebuilding my kernel as a sort of "nuclear" option.)
Thanks.
Paul
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