[PlanetCCRMA] No Sound using EMU10K driver w/SB Audigy Z2

[Mark Knecht]

On 4/23/05, Flash Love <flashl@cox.net> wrote:
> I have reload planetccrma, ran sound test which was fine. Used KsCD to play a
> CD but no sound is heard thru speakers, however, I can hear sound with
> headset in CD.  I removed /etc/asound.conf and /etc/asound.state, re-ran
> "alsaconf", restarted alsasound with no complaints.

The headset in the CD works because it is using a small headphone amp
built into the CD.

Hearing no audio from Alsa is a more complicated question:

First, the easy one - did you unmute your inputs and outputs. Run
alsamixer and make sure the main audio is unmuted as is PCM. Make sure
their levels are up.

Second - with the above done try a straight file based playback:

aplay music.wav

Do not use mp3, etc. find a wave file. to be really careful run
sndfile-info and make sure it's not a weird one. Use at least 16 bits
and preferrably 44.1K or 48K files.

Third, what app are you using to play the CD. xmms, for instance, does
not play CDs digitally without and extra plugin. It only plays with
the analog cable from the CD player to the sound card. If you don't
have that cable then xmms won't produce sound without the extra
plugin. For simplicity try alsaplayer, available via apt-get install
alsaplayer. alsaplayer ONLY plays digitally.

Good luck,
Mark
> 
> Then, I start qjackctl, select connect, in the "Audio" tab there are no
> "alsa_pcm" clients in read or write and jack complains about the sequencer
> then stops.
> 
> My system information follows:
> 
> uname -a
> ==================================
> Linux victoria 2.6.10-2.1.ll.rhfc3.ccrma #1 Thu Dec 30 03:08:13 EST 2004 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> ==================================
> cat /proc/sound/cards
> ==================================
> 0 [Audigy2        ]: Audigy2 - Sound Blaster Audigy2
>   Sound Blaster Audigy2 (rev.4) at 0xc800, irq 10
> 
> ======================
> cat /proc/sound/version
> ======================
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.9rc1.
> Compiled on Mar 22 2005 for kernel 2.6.10-2.1.ll.rhfc3.ccrma.
> 
> ========================
> lsmod|grep snd
> ========================
> snd_emu10k1            93769  0
> snd_rawmidi            26725  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_pcm_oss            47609  0
> snd_mixer_oss          17217  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                97993  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              29765  1 snd_pcm
> snd_seq_device          8137  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
> snd_ac97_codec         64401  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_page_alloc          9673  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
> snd_util_mem            4801  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_hwdep               9413  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd                    54053  9
> snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep
> soundcore               9889  1 snd
> 
> ==================================
> /etc/modprobe.conf
> ==================================
> alias eth0 3c59x
> alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
> install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1
> && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-emu10k1 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1
> || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-emu10k1
> alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
> alias snd-card-1 snd-ca0106
> options snd-card-1 index=1
> install snd-ca0106 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-ca0106
> && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-ca0106 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1
> || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-ca0106
> # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.9rc1 ---
> alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
> # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> 
> I do not know how to troubleshoot this problem, any help will greatly beee
> apprreciated.
> 
> Flash
> 
> 
> On Thursday 21 April 2005 08:03 pm, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > On 4/21/05, Flash Love <flashl@cox.net> wrote:
> > > Earlier, I posted similar information when I had the SB Audigy Z2 in the
> > > system. I have swapped it with another SB sound card with no change.
> > >
> > > Flash
> > >
> > > > > > service alsasound start
> > > > > > =====================================
> > > > > > Starting sound driver snd-emu10k1                          [  OK  ]
> > > > > > Starting sequencer                                         [  OK  ]
> > > > > > Starting sequencer driver snd-emu10k1-synth                [  OK  ]
> > > > > > Starting sequencer driver snd-seq-midi                     [  OK  ]
> > > > > > Restoring sound driver settings /usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1272:
> > > > > > No soundcards found...
> > > > > >                                                            [FAILED]
> >
> > As root
> >
> > rm /etc/asound.state
> > run alsamixer
> > alsactl store
> >
> > and then try again.
> >
> > good luck,
> > Mark
> >
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