While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
You should find a Alsa Mixer which is a sound control device. Click on System - Personal- Volume Control and it should come up. Check that both the speakers and the mike are not turned off. Set them to your pleasure and your set.
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
See if your sound card has been detected. aplay some.wav this will use the default device aplay -D plughw:0,0 some.wav uses a different plugin than default
You can also look at aplay -lLv to see the info alsa has about your card and how it has configured it. There is lots of information in /proc/asound as well.
By default alsa starts with sound muted, so use either the alsa mixer gui or alsamixer in a terminal to adjust at least the master sound level.
If you have more than one soundcard, it is possible that they were assigned in a different order than you expect. This requires explicit assignment it /etc/modprobe.conf. Lately, I've noticed this occurring by default.
Some applications need to be configured to use the card.
And yes, this question has been asked and answered many times on the list. The answer has to be out there somewhere on the web, for sure on either the alsa-user list or this list at gmane.org. I'm sure you find the subject of interest. :-)
I've had pretty good luck with sound, the basic functions have just worked. If you are using an obscure chip, or a troublesome chip it can be problematic. And because every sound card is different, only someone familiar with your card can really go beyond the basic stuff above. For those, the alsa lists are probably the best bet. They can also tell you if it is even supported.
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
See if your sound card has been detected. aplay some.wav this will use the default device aplay -D plughw:0,0 some.wav uses a different plugin than default
You can also look at aplay -lLv to see the info alsa has about your card and how it has configured it. There is lots of information in /proc/asound as well.
By default alsa starts with sound muted, so use either the alsa mixer gui or alsamixer in a terminal to adjust at least the master sound level.
If you have more than one soundcard, it is possible that they were assigned in a different order than you expect. This requires explicit assignment it /etc/modprobe.conf. Lately, I've noticed this occurring by default.
Some applications need to be configured to use the card.
And yes, this question has been asked and answered many times on the list. The answer has to be out there somewhere on the web, for sure on either the alsa-user list or this list at gmane.org. I'm sure you find the subject of interest. :-)
I've had pretty good luck with sound, the basic functions have just worked. If you are using an obscure chip, or a troublesome chip it can be problematic. And because every sound card is different, only someone familiar with your card can really go beyond the basic stuff above. For those, the alsa lists are probably the best bet. They can also tell you if it is even supported.
I did check all the email on the Fedora list regarding sound problems with Fedora 7. What I did not see was someone asking about sound working on the sound test during installation and after installation, then the sound test failing.
I do not understand what to do change on alsamixer either the cli or the gui to try to get sound working again.
I tried aplay on a .au file and heard nothing.
I don't know what to put in google to even get close to getting results that will be useful.
I am very frustrated with myself for somehow screwing up sound that once worked.
Darlene Wallach
Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
See if your sound card has been detected. aplay some.wav this will use the default device aplay -D plughw:0,0 some.wav uses a different plugin than default
You can also look at aplay -lLv to see the info alsa has about your card and how it has configured it. There is lots of information in /proc/asound as well.
By default alsa starts with sound muted, so use either the alsa mixer gui or alsamixer in a terminal to adjust at least the master sound level.
If you have more than one soundcard, it is possible that they were assigned in a different order than you expect. This requires explicit assignment it /etc/modprobe.conf. Lately, I've noticed this occurring by default.
Some applications need to be configured to use the card.
And yes, this question has been asked and answered many times on the list. The answer has to be out there somewhere on the web, for sure on either the alsa-user list or this list at gmane.org. I'm sure you find the subject of interest. :-)
I've had pretty good luck with sound, the basic functions have just worked. If you are using an obscure chip, or a troublesome chip it can be problematic. And because every sound card is different, only someone familiar with your card can really go beyond the basic stuff above. For those, the alsa lists are probably the best bet. They can also tell you if it is even supported.
I did check all the email on the Fedora list regarding sound problems with Fedora 7. What I did not see was someone asking about sound working on the sound test during installation and after installation, then the sound test failing.
I do not understand what to do change on alsamixer either the cli or the gui to try to get sound working again.
I tried aplay on a .au file and heard nothing.
I don't know what to put in google to even get close to getting results that will be useful.
I am very frustrated with myself for somehow screwing up sound that once worked.
Darlene Wallach
If it once worked, it will work again. That is a positive. What kind of card is it?
Does aplay -lLv show any output, or does it say 'no sound device detected'? default:CARD=Revolution51 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 Default Audio Device front:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 Front speakers surround40:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 0: ICE1724 [ICE1724] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 1: IEC1724 IEC958 [IEC1724 IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 2: ICE1724 Surrounds [ICE1724 Surround PCM] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Or, equivalently, when you look in /proc/asound do you see information? Does it exist? card0 cards devices modules oss pcm Revolution51 seq timers version
If you don't see either of the above, your sound card is not detected. Do the dmesg below to find out why.
If there is a card, do this. Open a terminal. Type alsamixer. You will be on the master volume control. Push the up arrow until it is at a reasonable height, just below the red or just in the red. Press escape.
Now try your sound again.
Do a "dmesg | grep -i snd" and a "dmesg | grep -i alsa"
If your sound is not installing, there will be messages indicating errors in the output. Please post those errors.
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
See if your sound card has been detected. aplay some.wav this will use the default device aplay -D plughw:0,0 some.wav uses a different plugin than default
You can also look at aplay -lLv to see the info alsa has about your card and how it has configured it. There is lots of information in /proc/asound as well.
By default alsa starts with sound muted, so use either the alsa mixer gui or alsamixer in a terminal to adjust at least the master sound level.
If you have more than one soundcard, it is possible that they were assigned in a different order than you expect. This requires explicit assignment it /etc/modprobe.conf. Lately, I've noticed this occurring by default.
Some applications need to be configured to use the card.
And yes, this question has been asked and answered many times on the list. The answer has to be out there somewhere on the web, for sure on either the alsa-user list or this list at gmane.org. I'm sure you find the subject of interest. :-)
I've had pretty good luck with sound, the basic functions have just worked. If you are using an obscure chip, or a troublesome chip it can be problematic. And because every sound card is different, only someone familiar with your card can really go beyond the basic stuff above. For those, the alsa lists are probably the best bet. They can also tell you if it is even supported.
I did check all the email on the Fedora list regarding sound problems with Fedora 7. What I did not see was someone asking about sound working on the sound test during installation and after installation, then the sound test failing.
I do not understand what to do change on alsamixer either the cli or the gui to try to get sound working again.
I tried aplay on a .au file and heard nothing.
I don't know what to put in google to even get close to getting results that will be useful.
I am very frustrated with myself for somehow screwing up sound that once worked.
Darlene Wallach
If it once worked, it will work again. That is a positive. What kind of card is it?
Does aplay -lLv show any output, or does it say 'no sound device detected'? default:CARD=Revolution51 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 Default Audio Device front:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 Front speakers surround40:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 0: ICE1724 [ICE1724] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 1: IEC1724 IEC958 [IEC1724 IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 2: ICE1724 Surrounds [ICE1724 Surround PCM] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Or, equivalently, when you look in /proc/asound do you see information? Does it exist? card0 cards devices modules oss pcm Revolution51 seq timers version
If you don't see either of the above, your sound card is not detected. Do the dmesg below to find out why.
If there is a card, do this. Open a terminal. Type alsamixer. You will be on the master volume control. Push the up arrow until it is at a reasonable height, just below the red or just in the red. Press escape.
Now try your sound again.
Do a "dmesg | grep -i snd" and a "dmesg | grep -i alsa"
If your sound is not installing, there will be messages indicating errors in the output. Please post those errors.
# aplay -lLv default:CARD=AudioPCI Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC Default Audio Device front:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0 Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC Front speakers surround40:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0 Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers iec958:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0 Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 1: ES1371/2 [ES1371 DAC1] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
# ls /proc/asound/ AudioPCI card0 cards devices modules oss pcm seq timers version
I used alsamixer and reduced the master and master m so that only one red square showd
I used wget to download http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/misc/english.au $ aplay -t au english.au Playing Sparc Audio 'english.au' : Mu-Law, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
I did not hear anything
# dmesg | grep -i snd returns nothing
# dmesg | grep -i alsa returns nothing
btw, I posted most of this and alot more in my original message dated Monday, 20th August: subject: sound prob Ensoniq ES1371 on Fedora 7
I pasted most of the contents of scsconfig.log. I deleted parts I thought had nothing to do with sound.
Thank you very much for responding to my email!
Darlene Wallach
Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
See if your sound card has been detected. aplay some.wav this will use the default device aplay -D plughw:0,0 some.wav uses a different plugin than default
You can also look at aplay -lLv to see the info alsa has about your card and how it has configured it. There is lots of information in /proc/asound as well.
By default alsa starts with sound muted, so use either the alsa mixer gui or alsamixer in a terminal to adjust at least the master sound level.
If you have more than one soundcard, it is possible that they were assigned in a different order than you expect. This requires explicit assignment it /etc/modprobe.conf. Lately, I've noticed this occurring by default.
Some applications need to be configured to use the card.
And yes, this question has been asked and answered many times on the list. The answer has to be out there somewhere on the web, for sure on either the alsa-user list or this list at gmane.org. I'm sure you find the subject of interest. :-)
I've had pretty good luck with sound, the basic functions have just worked. If you are using an obscure chip, or a troublesome chip it can be problematic. And because every sound card is different, only someone familiar with your card can really go beyond the basic stuff above. For those, the alsa lists are probably the best bet. They can also tell you if it is even supported.
I did check all the email on the Fedora list regarding sound problems with Fedora 7. What I did not see was someone asking about sound working on the sound test during installation and after installation, then the sound test failing.
I do not understand what to do change on alsamixer either the cli or the gui to try to get sound working again.
I tried aplay on a .au file and heard nothing.
I don't know what to put in google to even get close to getting results that will be useful.
I am very frustrated with myself for somehow screwing up sound that once worked.
Darlene Wallach
If it once worked, it will work again. That is a positive. What kind of card is it?
Does aplay -lLv show any output, or does it say 'no sound device detected'? default:CARD=Revolution51 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 Default Audio Device front:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 Front speakers surround40:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=Revolution51,DEV=0 M Audio Revolution-5.1, ICE1724 IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 0: ICE1724 [ICE1724] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 1: IEC1724 IEC958 [IEC1724 IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Revolution51 [M Audio Revolution-5.1], device 2: ICE1724 Surrounds [ICE1724 Surround PCM] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Or, equivalently, when you look in /proc/asound do you see information? Does it exist? card0 cards devices modules oss pcm Revolution51 seq timers version
If you don't see either of the above, your sound card is not detected. Do the dmesg below to find out why.
If there is a card, do this. Open a terminal. Type alsamixer. You will be on the master volume control. Push the up arrow until it is at a reasonable height, just below the red or just in the red. Press escape.
Now try your sound again.
Do a "dmesg | grep -i snd" and a "dmesg | grep -i alsa"
If your sound is not installing, there will be messages indicating errors in the output. Please post those errors.
# aplay -lLv default:CARD=AudioPCI Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC Default Audio Device front:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0 Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC Front speakers surround40:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0 Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers iec958:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0 Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 1: ES1371/2 [ES1371 DAC1] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
# ls /proc/asound/ AudioPCI card0 cards devices modules oss pcm seq timers version
I used alsamixer and reduced the master and master m so that only one red square showd
I used wget to download http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/misc/english.au $ aplay -t au english.au Playing Sparc Audio 'english.au' : Mu-Law, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
I did not hear anything
# dmesg | grep -i snd returns nothing
# dmesg | grep -i alsa returns nothing
btw, I posted most of this and alot more in my original message dated Monday, 20th August: subject: sound prob Ensoniq ES1371 on Fedora 7
I pasted most of the contents of scsconfig.log. I deleted parts I thought had nothing to do with sound.
Thank you very much for responding to my email!
Darlene Wallach
You are very close to having sound. Everything looks good, it is just a slight configuration issue.
Try aplay -Dhw:0,0 your_sound_file I think you should try to find a wav file if you can, I'm not sure that alsa converts formats. If you don't have one, install audacity and convert a file you have to a wav.
Also check if you have oss installed. There are programs out there that still use OSS instead of alsa. Unless the alsa oss emulation packages are installed, that won't work.
do yum list all | grep -i oss to find them.
if you have a .asoundrc in your home directory, move it to a backup. Do the same with all the configuration files in /etc, /etc/asound.conf and /etc/asound.state (might be in /etc/alsa/asound.state). Log in and out to refresh the configuration to the default for the card.
You do have speakers plugged in, right. :-)
What does xmms do, (audio player). If it complains, go into the options and select alsa as the device.
stan wrote: [snip]
You do have speakers plugged in, right. :-)
[snip]
Stan,
I am so embarrassed!
I should have checked that first.
I had taken my computer out on my concrete porch to install a dvd reader someone gave me. I forgot to plug the speakers back in - duh!
So sound works!
Thank you for stating the obvious as it surely wasn't obvious to me.
Darlene Wallach
Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote: [snip]
You do have speakers plugged in, right. :-)
[snip]
Stan,
I am so embarrassed!
I should have checked that first.
I had taken my computer out on my concrete porch to install a dvd reader someone gave me. I forgot to plug the speakers back in - duh!
So sound works!
Excellent!
Thank you for stating the obvious as it surely wasn't obvious to me.
Darlene Wallach
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 05:51:34PM -0700, stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote: [snip]
You do have speakers plugged in, right. :-)
[snip]
Stan,
I am so embarrassed!
I should have checked that first.
I had taken my computer out on my concrete porch to install a dvd reader someone gave me. I forgot to plug the speakers back in - duh!
So sound works!
Excellent!
Thank you for stating the obvious as it surely wasn't obvious to me.
Darlene Wallach
Reminds me of a "problem" I had a couple of years ago with a scanner. All I could get out of it was black scans. I messed with it for days. posted on SANE mailing lists. You can imagine how embarrassed I was when discovered the problem was: 1) the underside of the cover over the scanner bed was black, and 2) I had neglected to put an image on the glass! Duh!!!
:)
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 15:59 -0700, Darlene Wallach wrote:
stan wrote:
Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
See if your sound card has been detected. aplay some.wav this will use the default device aplay -D plughw:0,0 some.wav uses a different plugin than default
You can also look at aplay -lLv to see the info alsa has about your card and how it has configured it. There is lots of information in /proc/asound as well.
By default alsa starts with sound muted, so use either the alsa mixer gui or alsamixer in a terminal to adjust at least the master sound level.
If you have more than one soundcard, it is possible that they were assigned in a different order than you expect. This requires explicit assignment it /etc/modprobe.conf. Lately, I've noticed this occurring by default.
Some applications need to be configured to use the card.
And yes, this question has been asked and answered many times on the list. The answer has to be out there somewhere on the web, for sure on either the alsa-user list or this list at gmane.org. I'm sure you find the subject of interest. :-)
I've had pretty good luck with sound, the basic functions have just worked. If you are using an obscure chip, or a troublesome chip it can be problematic. And because every sound card is different, only someone familiar with your card can really go beyond the basic stuff above. For those, the alsa lists are probably the best bet. They can also tell you if it is even supported.
I did check all the email on the Fedora list regarding sound problems with Fedora 7. What I did not see was someone asking about sound working on the sound test during installation and after installation, then the sound test failing.
I do not understand what to do change on alsamixer either the cli or the gui to try to get sound working again.
I tried aplay on a .au file and heard nothing.
I don't know what to put in google to even get close to getting results that will be useful.
I am very frustrated with myself for somehow screwing up sound that once worked.
Darlene Wallach
Having the soundest work and sound not work is common. In alsa mixer unmmute the sound channel as described previously, and use the side arrows to go to the appropriate channel then the up arrow to increase the sound level. -- ======================================================================= Has anyone realized that the purpose of the fortune cookie program is to defuse project tensions? When did you ever see a cheerful cookie, a non-cynical, or even an informative cookie? Perhaps inadvertently, we have a channel for our aggressions. This still begs the question of whether the cookie releases the pressure or only serves to blunt the warning signs. Long live the revolution! Have a nice day. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@sbcglobal.net
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 15:05 -0700, Darlene Wallach wrote:
While I was installing Fedora 7, I heard sound during the sound test. After Fedora 7 was installed, I tried System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection and I heard sound.
I installed Macromedia, mplayer, vlc. I tried to watch youtube and did not hear sound. I used the System -> Preferences -> Personal -> volume control
I now do not hear sound when I select System -> Administration -> Soundcard detection.
What could explain the soundcard not being detected?
Should I reinstall Fedora 7?
I sent an email out on Monday, 20th Aug to which noone has responded. Are people tired of helping people get sound working? Is the subject of no interest?
If anyone can give advice or feedback, I would appreciate it. Can someone point me to documentation?
Thank you for your attention and consideration,
Darlene Wallach
Try to adjust the sound levels by running alsamixer. An MM at the base indicates muted. Change that to 00 by typing m. -- ======================================================================= How many Bavarian Illuminati does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Three: one to screw it in, and one to confuse the issue. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@sbcglobal.net