Comprehensive Sound Problem Solutions Guide

[One World]

I do not see ICH8 listed in ALSA website for Intel. :fingerscrossed:


Anybody getting this while trying to do a sound test under system>preferences>sounds

audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink profile=chat: 
Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

Its Herdy with an intel ICH8, aplay -l do not see it.

oneworld@ubu:~$ alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory

[One World]

I tried to follow another post by a member from Dell. While at the last step trying to install linux-backports-modules-generic its unable to find any. So I tried the one with proper version number and it said I have the latest one.

Tried to get d640alsa.sh from posted links and no such page is returned.
Adding sources from piuha.net did not help either.

[chrisneedshelp]

I used this

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=759147

and couldn't be happier, ran the script, did NOT MERGE, and restarted, sound works flawlessly!

[geminiswp]

I think I am just about ready to scream...

I have tried everything to get the Soundblaster Audigy 2 to work with Ubuntu 8.04.

All I get is a bunch of hissy noise.

Help...?

[tek640]

Thanks for this guide.I had problems after kernel compile,i follow the steps and my problem solved.

THANKS

[DaveBG]

I do not get sound from speakers other than front 2. I mean no Center, no SUB, no back spkrs work.

I think there is something broken since when i enter:

speaker-test -c6 -Dplug:surround51

dave@dave-desktop:~$ speaker-test -c6 -Dplug:surround51

speaker-test 1.0.15

Playback device is plug:surround51
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:874:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy

Very strange. I will no install driver from Realtek to see...

If someone knows what is wrong ... please tell me.

[Edify]

Hi, I just installed Ubuntu 8.04 yesterday and after browsing through search topics I found this one. My sound does not work at all. I installed the proper codecs for video playback, mp3s, and such, as well as Flash.

owner@owner-desktop:~$ aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC880 Analog [ALC880 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

owner@owner-desktop:~$ lspci -v

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 4037
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at 501c0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>

I don't understand why the capabilities are "access denied".
I've also checked alsamixer and none of the channels are muted + volume is at the top.

Guess I'll just keep looking around until someone posts a solution

[Th3Professor]

Hi, I just installed Ubuntu 8.04 yesterday and after browsing through search topics I found this one. My sound does not work at all. I installed the proper codecs for video playback, mp3s, and such, as well as Flash.

owner@owner-desktop:~$ aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC880 Analog [ALC880 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

owner@owner-desktop:~$ lspci -v

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 4037
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
    Memory at 501c0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

I don't understand why the capabilities are "access denied".
I've also checked alsamixer and none of the channels are muted + volume is at the top.

Guess I'll just keep looking around until someone posts a solution

You'll need to use sudo to prevent the "access denied" bit.

My sound's working, though microphone isn't. Arg... (new laptop)... and my external volume control on the laptop is adjusting the supposed "mic level" and not the actual speakers... trying to put it back how it was though not sure how. It'd also be nice to have a working mic.

[Edify]

You'll need to use sudo to prevent the "access denied" bit.

My sound's working, though microphone isn't. Arg... (new laptop)... and my external volume control on the laptop is adjusting the supposed "mic level" and not the actual speakers... trying to put it back how it was though not sure how. It'd also be nice to have a working mic.

Oh yes, now it shows the capabilities. I'm still working on sound though. Tried to compile the alsa-drivers manually and apparently I can't generate executables with gcc. No idea what that means.

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 4037
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at 501c0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
	Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0

Also tried 3stack on this. We shall see once I reboot.

[erginemr]

Edify, to compile anything, you need to install the build-essential package first.

You can alternatively upgrade to Alsa 1.0.16 via two pre-made scripts:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...4&postcount=41
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...31&postcount=5