alsa: no sound

[itisbasi]

I've got a similar problem. I have a creative x-fi sound card onboard and I can't seem to get it working using alsa, so I am using microsoft LX chat USB headphones which works well with alsa. But the problem with doing this is that I can't get any sound out of firefox, vlc, amarok. The only thing that works is totem. It is a bit irritating to be goin to the /tmp folder to play all the streaming videos on firefox everytime. I can't seem to figure out why this is happening.....!!

[D-cat]

First thing first; with the headphones NOT plugged in, open a terminal window and type alsamixer . Press TAB twice to show ALL inputs and outputs. Max out all values (you can turn them down later) and make sure nothing is muted. Test for sound in some app like vlc. If none, check for any toggles (changed with the m key, like mute) such as "External Amplifier" or "Digital Out" which could affect the output routing and volume to your speakers. Check for sound again. [ESC ESC] to exit alsamixer.

If literally nothing seems to work, then show us the output of the following commands

/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -iA 2 audio

/sbin/lsmod | grep snd

aplay -l

cat /proc/asound/version

[itisbasi]

@D-cat, many thanks for the reply. Will try it when I get in front of my comp and get back ...

[itisbasi]

First thing first; with the headphones NOT plugged in, open a terminal window and type alsamixer . Press TAB twice to show ALL inputs and outputs. Max out all values (you can turn them down later) and make sure nothing is muted. Test for sound in some app like vlc. If none, check for any toggles (changed with the m key, like mute) such as "External Amplifier" or "Digital Out" which could affect the output routing and volume to your speakers. Check for sound again. [ESC ESC] to exit alsamixer.[/B]

Did that, no sound.

If literally nothing seems to work, then show us the output of the following commands[/B]

[B]/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -iA 2 audio
08:00.0 Audio device [0403]: Creative Labs [SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio] CA0110-IBG [1102:0009]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel


/sbin/lsmod | grep snd

snd_hda_codec_ca0110 16128 1
snd_hda_intel 35200 3
snd_hda_codec 89344 2 snd_hda_codec_ca0110,snd_hda_intel
snd_usb_audio 92448 0
snd_usb_lib 25088 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_pcm_oss 45984 0
snd_mixer_oss 22912 2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hwdep 15364 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio
snd_pcm 84100 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm_ oss
snd_page_alloc 17032 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_seq_dummy 10884 0
snd_seq_oss 36352 0
snd_seq_midi 14496 0
snd_rawmidi 29984 2 snd_usb_lib,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 15232 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 57712 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 29320 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 15372 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
snd 67748 19 snd_hda_codec_ca0110,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,s nd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss ,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_s eq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_devi ce
soundcore 15200 2 snd


aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: CA0110 Analog [CA0110 Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: CA0110 Digital [CA0110 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.20.
Compiled on Aug 2 2009 for kernel 2.6.28-14-generic (SMP).


PS: Additional info: I have tried installing creative drivers for the x-fi card, hasn't worked so far. Many thanks for your time and help.

[gogalthorp]

Creative devices often need the user to be a member of the sound/audio group.