webcam no sound

[perkunas]

I'm using ubuntu 9.04 64bit laptop del inspiron 1545
I bought a webcam panda 9c usb with mic.
Works great but cant get the sound to work
Tried most everything i could think of nothing works
I'm new to ubuntu could use a little help plz.
oh ya
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:a13e Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
tnx

[lugoteehalt]

No idea really, but does this help.

You might post any relevant looking bits from the box.

[perkunas]

Ok here's some info i could get 4 u
I'm not sure what you need

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:a13e Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Stroage Device
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Codec: IDT 92HD71B7X

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.20.
Compiled on Sep 27 2009 for kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (SMP).

works fine but mic wont work in any program I've tried.
Tried all the diferent settings in the sound Icon some show mic settings none work
TNX
Peter

[lugoteehalt]

I'm just guessing wildly. Has it got permission to use the sound device? Does it belong to the right group perhaps? Can you find any referrence to it in the alsa /proc directories - see link in previous post?

Try unplugging it, waiting half a minute, and plugging it back in, then:

$ dmesg|tail

Try switching off any sound server you may have running. What's that command that tells you if something is using a device, 'fuser'?? $ alsa mixer and fiddle about with what is muted and so on. Have you got a usb-sound module installed?

[perkunas]

Tried to use terminal like you said, here's what happed

peter@peter-laptop:~$ $ dmesg|tail
bash: $: command not found

It's a dell 1545 laptop no built in cam or Mic.
Tried all the configs i could
HDA Intel (Alsa mixer)
IDT 92HD71B7X (OSS Mixer)
Playback: HDA Intel - STAC9XX Analog (PulseAudio Mixer)
Capture: Monitor of HDA Intel - STAC92XX Analog (Pulse Audio)
Capture: HDA Intel - STAC9XX Analog (PulseAudio Mixer)
even went into preferences tried to open all the recording and switches etc
with making sure the Mic wasn't muted cuze it would every time i made changes.
nothing works didn't see any option like a USB anything.

"Try switching off any sound server you may have running. What's that command that tells you if something is using a device, 'fuser'?? $ alsa mixer and fiddle about with what is muted and so on. Have you got a usb-sound module installed? "

Sounds a bit like Chinese to me, I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux,
P.S.
Thanks for replying to me
Peter

[lugoteehalt]

Sorry about Chinese. If you're new you could have problems - sound is a bit tricky, at least it always is with me.

$ dmesg|tail

The $ meant the prompt, what you put in is just the dmesg|tail bit. So unplug and replug camera and post the output like this: highlight the out put with click and drag; then

$ cat > dmesg.txt <hit the return key>
<click middle button to paste the highlighted output>
<return>
<ctrl+d>

Then post contents of dmesg.txt. (Sorry if over detailed). Having said that you could just post it directly, am being idiot as usual.

Also post output of

$ lsmod|grep snd

. And lsusb.

Simplifies things to turn of any sound server. You would probably need to go to the 'Control Center' type thing, that's what it's called in KDE, and disable the sound thing in the sound section. That'd probably do it.

Chances of me fixing this are pretty remote, but might get lucky.

[perkunas]

ok hope this helps

peter@peter-laptop:~$ dmesg|tail
[ 19.697656] sky2 eth0: enabling interface
[ 19.698311] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 24.808030] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 259.728067] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[ 259.972901] usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 260.086634] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[ 260.114261] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB2.0 UVC VGA (04f2:a13e)
[ 260.117725] input: USB2.0 UVC VGA as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/input/input13
[ 260.133196] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 260.133201] USB Video Class driver (v0.1.0)
peter@peter-laptop:~$ lsmod|grep snd
snd_hda_codec_idt 78476 1
snd_hda_intel 38536 3
snd_hda_codec 93824 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 17032 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 51872 0
snd_mixer_oss 25088 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 98696 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss 40320 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16640 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 66848 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 33168 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 16532 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd 82760 17 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_ hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_os s,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 16800 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 18960 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
peter@peter-laptop:~$

[perkunas]

Think I'm giving up on webcams
Maybe with the new realese of Ubuntu 9.10 they will have a fix
but i think their more concernd with boot times and other crap then fixing problems.
Peter

[lugoteehalt]

There does not seem to be a USB sound module loaded in the kernel, it's a USB device so might need one. Perhaps you could try 'snd_usb_audio', it might work.

So:

$ modprobe snd_usb_audio

(might be dashes not underscores) or better:

$ modconf

Then look through for a suitable looking usb sound driver.

I've never used a webcam, it occurs to me that you don't really need to hear yourself out of the speakers. Could it be designed so that someone else on the network or internet can hear you out of their speakers? No idea myself.

[perkunas]

not sure what this means


peter@peter-laptop:~$ gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'ALSA - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture': Could not get/set settings from/on resource. [gstalsasrc.c(441): set_hwparams (): /GstPipelineipeline1/GstAlsaSrc:alsasrc3:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
peter@peter-laptop:~$ Rate doesn't match (requested 44100Hz, get 0Hz)]
> gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'ALSA - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture': Could not get/set settings from/on resource. [gstalsasrc.c(441): set_hwparams (): /GstPipelineipeline8/GstAlsaSrc:alsasrc9:
> Rate doesn't match (requested 44100Hz, get 0Hz)]
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
peter@peter-laptop:~$ peter@peter-laptop:~$ gstreamer-properties
bash: peter@peter-laptop:~$: command not found
peter@peter-laptop:~$ gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
bash: gstreamer-properties-Message:: command not found
peter@peter-laptop:~$ gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink'
bash: gstreamer-properties-Message:: command not found
peter@peter-laptop:~$ gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
bash: gstreamer-properties-Message:: command not found
peter@peter-laptop:~$ gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
bash: gstreamer-properties-Message:: command not found

modconf is a little confusinfg to say the least looks like the usb drivers are working