[opensuse] Lost sound (KDE4)
I ran an upgrade of my sons desktop machine over the weekend, and it has now lost sound completely. Via YaST, I've deleted and reconfigured the soundcard, but this had no (apparent) effect. The card is currently detected as "d330 uT' with driver snd-intel8x0 - I'm afraid I don't know if that was also the previous config. AFAIR, the kmix application used to show several miscellaneous sliders, but they seem to have gone too. (replaced by 3-4 tabs with streams). Any suggestions on how to get sound back? (apart from reinstall). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (25.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am Dienstag, 5. Juli 2011, 15:19:50 schrieb Per Jessen:
I ran an upgrade of my sons desktop machine over the weekend, and it has now lost sound completely. Via YaST, I've deleted and reconfigured the soundcard, but this had no (apparent) effect. The card is currently detected as "d330 uT' with driver snd-intel8x0 - I'm afraid I don't know if that was also the previous config.
AFAIR, the kmix application used to show several miscellaneous sliders, but they seem to have gone too. (replaced by 3-4 tabs with streams). Any suggestions on how to get sound back? (apart from reinstall).
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user? You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST. You can also try the different phonon backends available, i.e. gstreamer and vlc. Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Sven Burmeister wrote:
Am Dienstag, 5. Juli 2011, 15:19:50 schrieb Per Jessen:
I ran an upgrade of my sons desktop machine over the weekend, and it has now lost sound completely. Via YaST, I've deleted and reconfigured the soundcard, but this had no (apparent) effect. The card is currently detected as "d330 uT' with driver snd-intel8x0 - I'm afraid I don't know if that was also the previous config.
AFAIR, the kmix application used to show several miscellaneous sliders, but they seem to have gone too. (replaced by 3-4 tabs with streams). Any suggestions on how to get sound back? (apart from reinstall).
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user?
I'll try a new user and see if that works. Otherwise the welcome sound isn't played, and flash in Firefox doesn't produce any sound either.
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST. You can also try the different phonon backends available, i.e. gstreamer and vlc.
Okay, thanks. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (26.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Per Jessen said the following on 07/05/2011 09:59 AM:
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST. You can also try the different phonon backends available, i.e. gstreamer and vlc.
And you might also try running 'alsamixer' (as root?) But for the card in question, perhaps 'alsamixer -c 0'. I find that on boot some things are muted. I don't know what and it seems to be on every boot. PulseAudio is strange in some ways ... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Per Jessen wrote:
Sven Burmeister wrote:
Am Dienstag, 5. Juli 2011, 15:19:50 schrieb Per Jessen:
I ran an upgrade of my sons desktop machine over the weekend, and it has now lost sound completely. Via YaST, I've deleted and reconfigured the soundcard, but this had no (apparent) effect. The card is currently detected as "d330 uT' with driver snd-intel8x0 - I'm afraid I don't know if that was also the previous config.
AFAIR, the kmix application used to show several miscellaneous sliders, but they seem to have gone too. (replaced by 3-4 tabs with streams). Any suggestions on how to get sound back? (apart from reinstall).
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user?
I'll try a new user and see if that works. Otherwise the welcome sound isn't played, and flash in Firefox doesn't produce any sound either.
Okay, tried with a new user, also no sound.
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST.
It was disabled, I've now enabled it - didn't make any difference though. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (27.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Per Jessen wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user?
I'll try a new user and see if that works. Otherwise the welcome sound isn't played, and flash in Firefox doesn't produce any sound either.
Okay, tried with a new user, also no sound.
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST.
It was disabled, I've now enabled it - didn't make any difference though.
In Phonon, I have "Audio Output" and "Audio Capture" - under "Audio Output" I have only one device "Internal Audio", but under "Audio Capture" I also have "Intel ICH5". -- Per Jessen, Zürich (27.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 05/07/11 16:06, Per Jessen wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user? I'll try a new user and see if that works. Otherwise the welcome sound isn't played, and flash in Firefox doesn't produce any sound either. Okay, tried with a new user, also no sound.
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST. It was disabled, I've now enabled it - didn't make any difference though. In Phonon, I have "Audio Output" and "Audio Capture" - under "Audio Output" I have only one device "Internal Audio", but under "Audio Capture" I also have "Intel ICH5".
This did the trick for me, Per: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/multimedia/455823... Upon rebooting, you may need to select 'Front' as your master channel and ramp up the level for 'Master Front' in kmix. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday, July 05, 2011 08:59:03 AM Per Jessen wrote:
Sven Burmeister wrote:
Am Dienstag, 5. Juli 2011, 15:19:50 schrieb Per Jessen:
I ran an upgrade of my sons desktop machine over the weekend, and it has now lost sound completely. Via YaST, I've deleted and reconfigured the soundcard, but this had no (apparent) effect. The card is currently detected as "d330 uT' with driver snd-intel8x0 - I'm afraid I don't know if that was also the previous config.
AFAIR, the kmix application used to show several miscellaneous sliders, but they seem to have gone too. (replaced by 3-4 tabs with streams). Any suggestions on how to get sound back? (apart from reinstall).
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user?
I'll try a new user and see if that works. Otherwise the welcome sound isn't played, and flash in Firefox doesn't produce any sound either.
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST. You can also try the different phonon backends available, i.e. gstreamer and vlc.
Okay, thanks.
I know you said it happen after software upgrade Did yoy test it with a Live CD ? There is a possibility a Sound Card failure. This way you could isolate it's a hardware failure or software issue. Before you go too far beyond with software troubleshooting. Regard, -- Ricardo Chung | openSUSE Linux Ambassador Panama Li-f-e | KDE 4.6.00r6 | GNOME2 | GNOME3 | Nouveau-Mesa3D experimental -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Tuesday, July 05, 2011 08:59:03 AM Per Jessen wrote:
Sven Burmeister wrote:
Am Dienstag, 5. Juli 2011, 15:19:50 schrieb Per Jessen:
I ran an upgrade of my sons desktop machine over the weekend, and it has now lost sound completely. Via YaST, I've deleted and reconfigured the soundcard, but this had no (apparent) effect. The card is currently detected as "d330 uT' with driver snd-intel8x0 - I'm afraid I don't know if that was also the previous config.
AFAIR, the kmix application used to show several miscellaneous sliders, but they seem to have gone too. (replaced by 3-4 tabs with streams). Any suggestions on how to get sound back? (apart from reinstall).
Is there really not a single app that plays sound or just KDE? Does it not work either for a new user?
I'll try a new user and see if that works. Otherwise the welcome sound isn't played, and flash in Firefox doesn't produce any sound either.
You could have a look at the phonon backend via systemsettings > multimedia > phonon. For xine it sometimes helps to remove the ~/.xine folder if updating its plugin list screwed things up. Pulseaudio may play a role, you can enable/disable it via YaST. You can also try the different phonon backends available, i.e. gstreamer and vlc.
Okay, thanks.
I know you said it happen after software upgrade
Did yoy test it with a Live CD ?
There is a possibility a Sound Card failure. This way you could isolate it's a hardware failure or software issue. Before you go too far beyond with software troubleshooting.
Interesting idea, Richard - no, I haven't tested it with a Live CD. After all, it was working very well right up until the upgrade. I've got a Live copy of 11.4M5, I'll see what happens. /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (28.7°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Per Jessen wrote:
Ricardo Chung wrote:
I know you said it happen after software upgrade
Did yoy test it with a Live CD ?
There is a possibility a Sound Card failure. This way you could isolate it's a hardware failure or software issue. Before you go too far beyond with software troubleshooting.
Interesting idea, Richard - no, I haven't tested it with a Live CD. After all, it was working very well right up until the upgrade. I've got a Live copy of 11.4M5, I'll see what happens.
Well, maybe 11.4M5 isn't quite fresh enough, it got stuck on the way up. However, it occurred to me that I had not mentioned the output device - I'm using the desktop internal speaker - due to lack of cable and the boys are happy as long as it is noisy :-) So I hooked up a cable and restarted over - and it now works! I then removed the cable and the box is happy using the internal speaker again. Thanks to everyone for help and suggestions. /Per PS: I can't help feeling I have just had an otherwise long-forgotten Windows experience :-( -- Per Jessen, Zürich (29.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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