Ubuntu 9.04 & Sound

[th1bill]

I recently upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10 and was unable to go on up to 9.04 and ended up doing a fresh install using the entire disk.* I ran Studio to edit and record sound CD,s in 8.04.* Upon installing Jaunty I noticed that I had sound everywhere but my games, on real loss.* I used Synaptic to install Studio and still, sound except no sound on the games (Pysol, Mah Jongg and such) ad no mike feed or playing a CD.* Since the problem was there from the start I don't think if is a Studio problem but I am also open to being wrong.

[reed9]

Unfortunately, troubleshooting sound problems can be pretty complicated.

I would start with this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

Also, at this point, you might consider installing 9.10 instead of 9.04, since the final release is due quite soon. Might fix your troubles. I understand there have been some improvements to pulseaudio in 9.10.

Try starting your game from the command line with padsp.

padsp pysol

Does this give sound?

[mrrangerman]

Check alsamixer and make sure nothing is muted, and that the volume is up, also make sure your user account is part of the audia and cdrom group.

in a terminal type

alsamixer

then if all is well view /etc/group

less /etc/group

If you are not a part of the two groups go to System > Administration > Users and Groups and add your self to those groups, see if that will help.

[th1bill]

Unfortunately, troubleshooting sound problems can be pretty complicated.

I would start with this:


Also, at this point, you might consider installing 9.10 instead of 9.04, since the final release is due quite soon. Might fix your troubles. I understand there have been some improvements to pulseaudio in 9.10.

Try starting your game from the command line with

padsp pysol

Does this give sound?

No, no sound still.

[th1bill]

Check alsamixer and make sure nothing is muted, and that the volume is up, also make sure your user account is part of the audia and cdrom group.

in a terminal type

alsamixer

then if all is well view /etc/group

less /etc/group

If you are not a part of the two groups go to System > Administration > Users and Groups and add your self to those groups, see if that will help.

The readout looks good to me:

root:0:
daemon:1:
bin:2:
sys:3:

[th1bill]

Check alsamixer and make sure nothing is muted, and that the volume is up, also make sure your user account is part of the audia and cdrom group.

in a terminal type

alsamixer

then if all is well view /etc/group

less /etc/group

If you are not a part of the two groups go to System > Administration > Users and Groups and add your self to those groups, see if that will help.

root: x: 0:
daemon: x:1:
bin: x:2:
sys: x:3:
adm: x:4:th1bill
tty: x:5:
disk: x:6:
lp: x:7:
mail: x:8:
news: x:9:
uucp: x:10:
man: x:12:
proxy: x:13:
kmem: x:15:
dialout: x:20:th1bill
fax: x:21:
voice: x:22:
cdrom: x:24:th1bill
floppy: x:25:
tape: x:26:
sudo: x:27:
audio: x:29ulse
dip: x:30:
/etc/group

Sorry, had to use spaces to defeat stupid smilies code

[reed9]

Sorry, had to use spaces to defeat stupid smilies code

Hit the "Go Advanced" button and select Disable smilies in text.

[th1bill]

Hit the "Go Advanced" button and select Disable smilies in text.

Following the directions in the page give to diagnose my problem i up loaded the read out for my system to the following link for anyone that is interested.

alsa-project.org/db/?f=6a1ddd98428046561beafd37c76197ad606f9ea8