[SOLVED] No sound in slackware 13.1

jobleep · 06-01-2010, 02:24 PM

I've just finished installing slackware 13.1, but I'm not able to hear any sound.

I have tried alsaconf, but it did not help.

Here is the output of lsmod.

PHP Code:



 
Module                  Size  Used by 
radeon                711232  2  
ttm                    46904  1 radeon 
drm_kms_helper         24215  1 radeon 
drm                   163929  5 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper 
i2c_algo_bit            5143  1 radeon 
snd_seq_dummy           1487  0  
snd_seq_oss            29884  0  
snd_seq_midi_event      5620  1 snd_seq_oss 
snd_seq                52643  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event 
snd_seq_device          5459  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq 
snd_pcm_oss            39907  0  
snd_mixer_oss          15975  1 snd_pcm_oss 
ipv6                  273462  14  
pcmcia                 30280  0  
pcmcia_core            29487  1 pcmcia 
cpufreq_ondemand        8453  2  
acpi_cpufreq            6433  0  
freq_table              2475  2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq 
lp                     10049  0  
ppdev                   6315  0  
parport_pc             21015  0  
parport                29923  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc 
fuse                   59927  3  
snd_hda_codec_realtek   257813  1  
ath5k                 131245  0  
snd_hda_intel          21832  3  
mac80211              171226  1 ath5k 
joydev                 10293  0  
snd_hda_codec          65015  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel 
ath                     8844  1 ath5k 
snd_hwdep               6420  1 snd_hda_codec 
snd_pcm                71871  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec 
uvcvideo               60908  0  
snd_timer              19466  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm 
videodev               37815  1 uvcvideo 
cfg80211              128711  3 ath5k,mac80211,ath 
snd                    57142  17 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer 
usbhid                 37516  0  
v4l1_compat            15120  2 uvcvideo,videodev 
processor              29915  3 acpi_cpufreq 
video                  18965  0  
v4l2_compat_ioctl32    11488  1 videodev 
sis_agp                 4373  0  
soundcore               5839  1 snd 
sis190                 15889  0  
thermal                12550  0  
mii                     3914  1 sis190 
output                  1964  1 video 
agpgart                29705  3 ttm,drm,sis_agp 
thermal_sys            14118  3 processor,video,thermal 
rfkill                 15860  2 cfg80211 
i2c_core               18679  5 radeon,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit,videodev 
hwmon                   1449  1 thermal_sys 
snd_page_alloc          7145  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm 
sg                     25890  0  
asus_laptop            16188  0  
hid                    75699  1 usbhid 
rtc_cmos                9278  0  
battery                 9884  0  
psmouse                47158  0  
ac                      3171  0  
button                  4922  0  
rtc_core               14766  1 rtc_cmos 
led_class               2785  2 ath5k,asus_laptop 
rtc_lib                 1922  1 rtc_core 
serio_raw               4654  0  
evdev                   9114  18

glorsplitz · 06-01-2010, 02:37 PM

i added user to audio, plugdev groups to get sound to behave in 13.1

jobleep · 06-01-2010, 02:50 PM

I think the adduser program gives you the option of adding those groups right at the beginning, I did it then.

I noticed something, when I tried alsamixer after alsaconf, the speakers are being detected as off. Also, there isn't a sound.conf file in /etc/modprobe.d, just a sound file.

sycamorex · 06-01-2010, 02:58 PM

Quote:

I noticed something, when I tried alsamixer after alsaconf, the speakers are being detected as off.

1. Are you sure they are not just 'mute'?
2. What audio card have you got? Perhaps, try to find a sample ~/.asoundrc file on the alsa website and put it in your home directory (or /etc/asound.conf)
3. Is it the ONLY audio card on that machine?

EDIT: apparently, /etc/asound.conf is no longer the alsa default config file - now it's /etc/asound.state

jobleep · 06-01-2010, 03:06 PM

No, I think that the speakers are off. Here is the output of amixer.

Code:

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [on]
  Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [off]
  Front Right: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 3 [100%]
  Front Right: 3 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 3 [100%]
  Front Right: 3 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-13.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-13.50dB] [on]

sycamorex · 06-01-2010, 03:14 PM

What's the output of our /etc/asound.state?

Can you double check what groups you belong to (just in case

)?

jobleep · 06-01-2010, 03:20 PM

Yup, I'm added to the groups.

asound.state -

Code:

state.SIS966 {
	control.1 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type INTEGER
		comment.count 2
		comment.range '0 - 64'
		comment.dbmin -6400
		comment.dbmax 0
		iface MIXER
		name 'PCM Playback Volume'
		value.0 64
		value.1 64
	}
	control.2 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type BOOLEAN
		comment.count 2
		iface MIXER
		name 'Speaker Playback Switch'
		value.0 true
		value.1 true
	}
	control.3 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type BOOLEAN
		comment.count 2
		iface MIXER
		name 'Headphone Playback Switch'
		value.0 true
		value.1 true
	}
	control.4 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type INTEGER
		comment.count 2
		comment.range '0 - 3'
		comment.dbmin 0
		comment.dbmax 3000
		iface MIXER
		name 'Mic Boost'
		value.0 0
		value.1 0
	}
	control.5 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type INTEGER
		comment.count 2
		comment.range '0 - 3'
		comment.dbmin 0
		comment.dbmax 3000
		iface MIXER
		name 'Front Mic Boost'
		value.0 0
		value.1 0
	}
	control.6 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type BOOLEAN
		comment.count 2
		iface MIXER
		name 'Capture Switch'
		value.0 true
		value.1 true
	}
	control.7 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type INTEGER
		comment.count 2
		comment.range '0 - 31'
		comment.dbmin -1350
		comment.dbmax 3300
		iface MIXER
		name 'Capture Volume'
		value.0 0
		value.1 0
	}
	control.8 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type INTEGER
		comment.count 1
		comment.range '0 - 64'
		comment.dbmin -6400
		comment.dbmax 0
		iface MIXER
		name 'Master Playback Volume'
		value 64
	}
	control.9 {
		comment.access 'read write'
		comment.type BOOLEAN
		comment.count 1
		iface MIXER
		name 'Master Playback Switch'
		value true
	}
}

I set value.0 and value.1 true manually, in control.2. It was false before that, but still no luck.

jobleep · 06-01-2010, 03:38 PM

Code:

aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav

This played fine just now. But still no sound in kde

sycamorex · 06-01-2010, 03:45 PM

Ok, it means that now it's only the question of kde settings. If you go to the system settings and see what you can do there...

jobleep · 06-01-2010, 04:43 PM

This is very weird. I did nothing and suddenly the sound started working in KDE. I have no idea why. Anyway, great. I think that I might have not run alsaconf after changing the settings in asound.state. Thanks.