New Madriva installation

Disp · 02-26-2010, 12:52 AM

3 Days ago i installed Mandriva. Got the Flash and Mpeg codecs, but i still have no sound.
Not on youtube (at least i can see the videos) neither at playing my mp3s with amarok.
I'm using a realtek onboard soundcard, which works fine on any live CD.
Help me guys!

ongte · 02-26-2010, 07:42 AM

We'll need more information to work with here. First, goto configure channels in Kmix & play with the slider and switches. It might just need some tweaking.

You could also post the output of lspci to tell us what soundcard izit.

ernie · 02-26-2010, 08:17 AM

Another (simple) thing to check: Is sound muted, either in kmix or pulse? I look at the simplest things first, because they are just that - simple. The simple things seem so obvious to more experienced users, that they are often overlooked. Such oversights can lead to long, arduous, troubleshooting sessions, and can break what was not broken in the first place. When I first stared learning about computes, I assembled small utilities for MS-DOS using the debug utility. During that time, I learned the K.I.S.S. principle: "Keep It Simple Sam". That bit of wisdom has served me well through my adult life, because it works on much more than computers.

HTH,

Disp · 02-27-2010, 08:09 AM

i just reinstalled the 2009 version, and the sound worked fine. But after the upgrade to 2010 it seems that it won't play any sound!

lspci

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Graphics Port 0)                                                                      
00:07.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 3)                                                                               
00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV670PRO [Radeon HD 3850]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3870 Audio device
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)

KMix is not muted, I already checked it several times; but how do I look up Pulse?

EDIT FOR EVERYONE WHO GETS THE SAME PROBLEM

I solved the problem:

Configure your Desktop -> Multimedia
After that I had two Output Types in the right Slot:
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1267280340

Then I just prefered My onboard Soundcard (here Internal Audio Analog Stereo) and it worked!

Thanks for your help guys

ernie · 02-28-2010, 10:16 AM

The pulse volume control applet package is called pavucontrol. You can install it using the Mandriva Software Package Manager, or by opening a terminal window then switch to the root user by executing the following command:

su (Your root password will be required)

Next execute the following command:

urpmi pavucontrol

urpmi may ask to install additional software packages on which pavucontrol depends. You should confirm the request.

After installation, the pulse audio volume control should be found under the Sound & Video menu.

HTH,