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Mukul Singh

13 Mar 2009 13 Mar '09

03:33

Rajko M. wrote:

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On Thursday 12 March 2009 08:36:47 pm Mukul Singh wrote: ...

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That has not been my experience. I removed pulse except that library and the sound won't work on my laptop unless I do rcalsasound restart. BTW, I have tried VLC as suggested by another person and that too did not work.

Regards

Mukul,

1) Check is PulseAudio enabled. Use Yast sound module: YaST > Sound > button Other > PulseAudio configuration It should say that PulseAudio is not installed.

I did the check and it does say that PulseAudio is not installed.

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2) Remove you sound card from YaST sound, close YaST sound, then open again. This should find and reconfigure your card for current sound system.

If that doesn't help, then 3) Reboot, to have clean state, and repeat 2)

I haven't done this bit, but will do it tonight.

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If that doesn't help the we can see what means error that Kaffeine is posting to console. Error message alone without source and previous actions can mean anything (including bad hard disk). You can start 'tail -f /var/log/messages' start Kaffeine and catch output when sound works, and without.

While I missread the error message, bad hard disk sector can affect function of application that is using it. There is also many other things, bad driver for your sound card, or bad settings, or bad hardware, but without some feedback from you no one can tell what it is.

It is still good to see 'smartctl -a' to see hard disk state.

Will post further information if the above does not work. Regards -- Best Regards, Mukul Singh Analyst Programmer Primus Telecom (Australia) Pty Ltd ( (03) 9923 3982 * msingh@primustel.com.au -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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mukul

13 Mar 13 Mar

13:32

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Mukul Singh wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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On Thursday 12 March 2009 08:36:47 pm Mukul Singh wrote: ...

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That has not been my experience. I removed pulse except that library and the sound won't work on my laptop unless I do rcalsasound restart. BTW, I have tried VLC as suggested by another person and that too did not work.

Regards

Mukul,

1) Check is PulseAudio enabled. Use Yast sound module: YaST > Sound > button Other > PulseAudio configuration It should say that PulseAudio is not installed.

I did the check and it does say that PulseAudio is not installed.

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2) Remove you sound card from YaST sound, close YaST sound, then open again. This should find and reconfigure your card for current sound system.

Hi,

I have done this and the sound works (for mplayer, vlc etc., no sound for videos on youtube through Firefox or Opera) until I reboot the machine. Once I reboot, the things go back to what they were before I did step 2. Regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

14 Mar 14 Mar

06:38

New subject: [opensuse] Audio configuration problem [ex:Opensuse still not ready for consumers...]

On Friday 13 March 2009 08:32:54 am mukul wrote:

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Mukul Singh wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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On Thursday 12 March 2009 08:36:47 pm Mukul Singh wrote: ...

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That has not been my experience. I removed pulse except that library and the sound won't work on my laptop unless I do rcalsasound restart. BTW, I have tried VLC as suggested by another person and that too did not work.

Regards

Mukul,

1) Check is PulseAudio enabled. Use Yast sound module: YaST > Sound > button Other > PulseAudio configuration It should say that PulseAudio is not installed.

I did the check and it does say that PulseAudio is not installed.

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2) Remove you sound card from YaST sound, close YaST sound, then open again. This should find and reconfigure your card for current sound system.

Hi,

I have done this and the sound works (for mplayer, vlc etc., no sound for videos on youtube through Firefox or Opera) until I reboot the machine. Once I reboot, the things go back to what they were before I did step 2.

Regards

So a word or two about your hardware could be next step. lspci uname -a But it would be also good to open new thread, with question, and subject like above. General discussion about operating system will not solve your audio problem, and it is hard to find your answers in the pile of junk that such discussions generate. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

mukul

15 Mar 15 Mar

12:53

New subject: [opensuse] Audio configuration problem [ex:Opensuse still not ready for consumers...]

Rajko M. wrote:

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On Friday 13 March 2009 08:32:54 am mukul wrote:

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Mukul Singh wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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On Thursday 12 March 2009 08:36:47 pm Mukul Singh wrote: ...

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That has not been my experience. I removed pulse except that library and the sound won't work on my laptop unless I do rcalsasound restart. BTW, I have tried VLC as suggested by another person and that too did not work.

Regards Mukul,

1) Check is PulseAudio enabled. Use Yast sound module: YaST > Sound > button Other > PulseAudio configuration It should say that PulseAudio is not installed. I did the check and it does say that PulseAudio is not installed.

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2) Remove you sound card from YaST sound, close YaST sound, then open again. This should find and reconfigure your card for current sound system. Hi,

I have done this and the sound works (for mplayer, vlc etc., no sound for videos on youtube through Firefox or Opera) until I reboot the machine. Once I reboot, the things go back to what they were before I did step 2.

Regards

So a word or two about your hardware could be next step.

lspci uname -a

But it would be also good to open new thread, with question, and subject like above. General discussion about operating system will not solve your audio problem, and it is hard to find your answers in the pile of junk that such discussions generate.

Hi, I followed instructions given on : http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting#Symptom and http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Intel-HDA_sound_problems and the current status is that I get sound in mplayer, even after I log back in. The current problem is that the sound is very low, even though in KMix I have selected the appropriate channel and set the volume to 100%. HW info is as follows: lspci : 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Host Bridge (rev b1) 00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1) 00:03.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 LPC Bridge (rev b2) 00:03.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1) 00:03.2 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP79 SMBus (rev b1) 00:03.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1) 00:03.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Device 0a98 (rev b1) 00:03.5 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Co-processor (rev b1) 00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b1) 00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev b1) 00:08.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP79 High Definition Audio (rev b1) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Bridge (rev b1) 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Ethernet (rev b1) 00:0b.0 SATA controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 AHCI Controller (rev b1) 00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1) 00:15.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1) 00:16.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1) 00:17.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1) 00:18.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 9200M G (rev b1) 06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) uname -a : Linux linux-95f9 2.6.27.19-3.2-default #1 SMP 2009-02-25 15:40:44 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Jay Mistry

14:58

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Hi,

I followed instructions given on :

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting#Symptom

and

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Intel-HDA_sound_problems

and the current status is that I get sound in mplayer, even after I log back in. The current problem is that the sound is very low, even though in KMix I have selected the appropriate channel and set the volume to 100%.

Try going to YaST > Hardware > Sound > Other > Volume and move the PCM and Master volume controls up there to about 85 (all of them, except "Capture Feedback"). At that time, also use the 'Test Sound' on the same tab, also 'Test Sound' from the drop-down menu at the bottom After this (if successful at 'Test Sound'), move up the volume settings in KMix/Mixer.

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HW info is as follows:

lspci :

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uname -a :

Linux linux-95f9 2.6.27.19-3.2-default #1 SMP 2009-02-25 15:40:44 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Check that your ALSA version is updated (firmware same as for your kernel version), by doing: $ rpm -qa | grep alsa If not, update ALSA (all) + ALSA Driver as mentioned here: http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/406979-my-sound-very-low-headphones-wont.... It may help to reinstall (the latest versions of) all, in any case. Now, test sound again (as above). HTH, Jay -- Registered Linux User # 483705 (openSUSE 11.1, Fedora 10) Smolts Profile: http://www.smolts.org/client/show/?uuid=pub_b541a450-9bc1-45fd-beab-d46ee43a... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Jay Mistry

14 Mar 14 Mar

10:56

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On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:02 PM, mukul wrote:

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Mukul Singh wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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On Thursday 12 March 2009 08:36:47 pm Mukul Singh wrote: ...

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That has not been my experience. I removed pulse except that library and the sound won't work on my laptop unless I do rcalsasound restart. BTW, I have tried VLC as suggested by another person and that too did not work.

Regards

Mukul,

1) Check is PulseAudio enabled. Use Yast sound module: YaST > Sound > button Other > PulseAudio configuration It should say that PulseAudio is not installed.

...

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I did the check and it does say that PulseAudio is not installed.

...
2) Remove you sound card from YaST sound, close YaST sound, then open again. This should find and reconfigure your card for current sound system.

...

Hi,

I have done this and the sound works (for mplayer, vlc etc., no sound for videos on youtube through Firefox or Opera) until I reboot the machine. Once I reboot, the things go back to what they were before I did step 2.

Regards

Hi, Have a read at these - http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting http://en.opensuse.org/Alsa-update OpenSUSE Forum thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/406979-my-sound-very-low-headphones-wont... It helped me after I did not have sound post-kernel update. Now audio works fine. Jay -- Registered Linux User # 483705 @ http://counter.li.org/ (openSUSE 11.1, i686; Fedora 10) Smolts Profile: http://www.smolts.org/client/show/?uuid=pub_b541a450-9bc1-45fd-beab-d46ee43a... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Patrick Shanahan

13:57

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* Jay Mistry [03-14-09 06:58]:

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Have a read at these -

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting http://en.opensuse.org/Alsa-update

OpenSUSE Forum thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/406979-my-sound-very-low-headphones-wont...

It helped me after I did not have sound post-kernel update. Now audio works fine.

Well, that's good. Be sure not to enlighten us as to your solution as I am reasonably sure that there will never be anyone else that has the same problem and *might* search the archives for a solution. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Jay Mistry

14:13

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* Jay Mistry [03-14-09 06:58]:

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Have a read at these -

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting http://en.opensuse.org/Alsa-update

OpenSUSE Forum thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/406979-my-sound-very-low-headphones-wont...

It helped me after I did not have sound post-kernel update. Now audio works fine.

Well, that's good. Be sure not to enlighten us as to your solution as I am reasonably ....

Has the OP found a solution? If not, above is definitely relevant (it is relevant even otherwise). It also helped the thread OP to solve his/her ALSA sound issue, if you care to read the thread fully. Note also that the weblinks reference general troubleshooting for sound problems, so the matter of 'my solution'/_a_specific_ solution is not relevant.

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.... sure that there will never be anyone else that has the same problem and *might* search the archives for a solution.

OTOH, (the relevant thread from archives/forums) is likely to show up on a Google search for the problem, esp if 'openSUSE'/'Suse' is in the search field. Jay -- Registered Linux User # 483705 @ http://counter.li.org/ (openSUSE 11.1, Fedora 10) Smolts Profile: http://www.smolts.org/client/show/?uuid=pub_b541a450-9bc1-45fd-beab-d46ee43a... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

15:24

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On Saturday 14 March 2009 09:13:09 am Jay Mistry wrote:

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OTOH, (the relevant thread from archives/forums) is likely to show up on a Google search for the problem, esp if 'openSUSE'/'Suse' is in the search field.

It is better to point user to "in house" solution then to let him find on his own *buntu, that has stronger web presence, or some other distro that by accident has text with 1 relevant keyword more than openSUSE. While we are all Linux, I'm reluctant to let people make mistake and go elswhere. They can get disappointed and drop Linux ;-) -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

15 Mar 15 Mar

13:42

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* Jay Mistry <> [03-14-09 06:58]:

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Have a read at these -

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting http://en.opensuse.org/Alsa-update

OpenSUSE Forum thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/406979-my-sound-very-low-headphones-wont...

It helped me after I did not have sound post-kernel update. Now audio works fine.

Well, that's good. Be sure not to enlighten us as to your solution as I am reasonably ....

Has the OP found a solution? If not, above is definitely relevant (it is relevant even otherwise). It also helped the thread OP to solve his/her ALSA sound issue, if you care to read the thread fully. Note also that the weblinks reference general troubleshooting for sound problems, so the matter of 'my solution'/_a_specific_ solution is not relevant.

The problem is that _this_ thread is named "Opensuse still not ready for consumers", and thus, a later question/answer about "sound" will not be searched/found easily there. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkm9Ba0ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WpPACdHbAj+E9rVMy22n5PNnoLi1+u C70AniRFGxL8x5YRUBF6arzghOWCNNhz =2cUh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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