Debian Squeeze: No Sound

[uj2n]

Hello. I have encountered the same problem on my squeeze. No sound, all volumes are up and I can't run alsaconf. I have tested EVERY different setting in system-references-sound while playing music in both kaffeine and totem simultaneously. suddenly when I started rythmbox they all started working. kind of a miracle

[Wed]

Try running 'alsactl init' (and BTW don't be surprised if it returns some kind of error message saying it can't identify your card and is guessing at the settings; it guess pretty good. )

Mine guessed PC speaker. That leaves a bit for improvement. But I have from good authority (lspci), and previous installs that the sound hardware is based on the 82801-chip. How can I convince ALSA about that fact?

I miss alsaconf ...

[ironcitadel]

I believe the problem is with pulseaudio and not alsa. I noticed that the sound was totally muted each time I logged in to Gnome. I googled around a bit for an answer and found something that works for me. In the file /etc/pulse/default.pa I commented out the line "load-module module-console-kit", rebooted and the system sounds started playing.

[Wed]

Didn't work for me. The PC speaker is still the selected one, volumes are up. But no sound

[bmc5311]

squeeze - amd64 2.6.30-1
- gnome

had all the same problem as most of you today.
i tried all of the suggestions in this thread, no joy.

here's what i did
- i had amarok installed
- apt-get autoremove amarok
- logged out and logged back in again and my sound was back to normal.
is kde the culprit? i only run a few kde apps, k3b and k9 copy, was giving amarok a try because songbird has been broken since i upgraded to squeeze.
i'm not smart enough to know why it worked.... hopefully it'll provide another piece of the puzzle for one of you smart folks

[wikapuki]

uname -a
Linux jilldando 2.6.30-2-486 #1 Sat Sep 26 00:03:46 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

I do Updates daily as they come out, as of 23/10/2009 my sound stopped working, in my /etc/modprobe.d/als-base.con file I added the following to enure sound worked:

alias snd-card-2 snd-intel8x0m
options snd-intel8x0m index=0

alias snd-card-0 snd-usb-audio
options snd-usb-audio index=1

I always do the following to check whether things have changed and then edit the above if necessary:
1) In case of USB sound stuff being plugged in:

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lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05e1:0408 Syntek Semiconductor Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

2a) Find out my proper sound card:

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lspci | grep audio
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)

2b)

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cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Controlle      ]: USB-Audio - USB 2.0 Video Capture Controlle
                      Syntek Semiconductor USB 2.0 Video Capture Controlle at usb-0000:00:1d.7-4, hig
 1 [U0x46d0x8b2    ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x8b2
                      USB Device 0x46d:0x8b2 at usb-0000:00:1d.1-1, full speed
 2 [I82801DBICH4   ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4
                      Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with ALC650E at irq 17

I plugged in a new USB device (Bluetooth dongle), Box frooze, so rebooted, still had sound on reboot.

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lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05e1:0408 Syntek Semiconductor Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Did an update and a reboot for another reason and no sound, ah must be some dam audio on that bluetooth dongle, but as can be seen its not appearing in any hardware audio checks.

These are the updates, can't see what would effect the sound:

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2009-10-23 15:59:19 upgrade libselinux1 2.0.85-4 2.0.87-3
2009-10-23 15:59:29 upgrade libgdbm3 1.8.3-6+b1 1.8.3-7
2009-10-23 15:59:30 upgrade di 4.13.dfsg.1-1 4.16.dfsg.1-1
2009-10-23 15:59:30 upgrade gdb 6.8.50.20090628-3 7.0-1
2009-10-23 15:59:31 upgrade libbit-vector-perl 7.0-1 7.1-1
2009-10-23 15:59:32 upgrade libxml-libxslt-perl 1.68-2 1.68-3

Was wandering if the alias is now not specific enough?

Have tried without bluetooth dongle plugged in, made no difference.

[wikapuki]

Had a mare of a week, due to removing Rear USB cable for testing etc a whole chain of events occurred resultng in the Zero Insertion Force CPU clips coming undone and had to wait for person to come and refit (I have a disablity which makes my arms weak.. weaker than ZIF apparently!!)

Decided to remove ALL USB devices and rebooted, WE GOT SOUND!

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lsusb ; lspci | grep audio ; cat /proc/asound/cards

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)

 0 [I82801DBICH4   ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4
                      Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with ALC650E at irq 17
 1 [U0x46d0x8b2    ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x8b2
                      USB Device 0x46d:0x8b2 at usb-0000:00:1d.1-2, full speed

Strangely after putting the USB devices back in we still have sound, the contents of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf have not been altered by myself but seems to have no effect or is being ignored??

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# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq ; }
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-emu10k1-synth ; : ; }


alias snd-card-2 snd-intel8x0m
options snd-intel8x0m index=0


# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
# Keep snd-pcsp from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2

alias snd-card-0 snd-usb-audio
options snd-usb-audio index=1

So a solution might be, unplug ALL USB devices, reboot, if you got sound shutdown. Plug in USB devices and restart.

[patuanan]

I also had no sound. KDE 4.3, Squeeze, on iBook G4 (PowerPC). First, I think it was because Debian didn't load snd_powermac kernel module (classic problem for PowerPC). But even after I loaded it, the sound didn't come out.

The solution is to run

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alsactl init

. Voila, we have sound now! Thankfully it persists between reboot.

Interestingly, when I installed pulseaudio the sound disappeared again. It came back when I uninstalled it, and redid the alsactl command.

[chozian]

Hello Everyone,

I found the resolution to my sound problem with snd-hda-intel (ALC880) at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=803343 . I hope this works for you all as well.

Regards,,
Chris Hozian

[dalareo]

I have solved that issue through sound mixer: phone out channel controller needs to be activated, asl long as pcm one. I am running Squeeze in a Laptop with external speakers and Intel soundcard.

[Typhoon]

I discovered this thread after installing Squeeze. Guess what - no sound.

alant@stormy:~$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller


I was also having other troubles, like Iceweasel crashing at the drop of a hat. I realised that I had LOTS of configuration files left over from other installs (I keep /home on a separate partitition). I previously used Lenny, then tried the new Ubuntu for a few days (shame!) and yesterday installed Squeeze.

I went through and deleted every dot file that I wasn't sure about. If I wasn't entirely certain I moved the dot file out of the way (eg, .mozilla -> .mozilla.old). Reboot. Of couse all my personalised settings were gone, but I had sound.

Hope this helps somebody.

Cheers,

[x303]

For me almost everything the same, solution little bit different:

I downloaded the ALSA driver from the website. Compiled it. Ran

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sudo alsaconf

, choosed the first option when it asked me Intel or legacy. And that was it.

Hope will also work for others. (The compling process needs its time, so don't worry.)

[lain]

Hi,
yesterday I have upgraded my squeeze. After reboot the sound dont' work and the KDE notification inform me that HDA Intel don't work

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# uname -a
Linux bemprt 2.6.32-3-686 #1 SMP Thu Feb 25 06:14:20 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
$ sudo cat /proc/asound/cards                                                                                                                      
[sudo] password for bem:                                                                                                                                                            
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel                                                                                                                                         
                      HDA Intel at 0xfc020000 irq 17                                                                                                                                
 1 [pcsp           ]: PC-Speaker - pcsp
                      Internal PC-Speaker at port 0x61
$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_conexant    16265  1 
snd_hda_intel          16427  4 
snd_hda_codec          46002  2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcsp                5219  3 
snd_hwdep               4054  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss            28671  0 
snd_mixer_oss          10461  3 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                47362  5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcsp,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              12258  2 snd_pcm
snd                    34363  17 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcsp,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore               3450  3 snd
snd_page_alloc          5041  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

The last year I have added PSCP to blacklist because it generate a terrible rustle

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# cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
blacklist snd_pcsp

If I deleted this entry the HDA Intel work but it generate (pscp) a terrible rustle.
What can I do?
many thanks to all!
Cheers

[lain]

I have solved this issue.
Added User to Group audio

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usermod -G audio user

insert pscp to blacklist and reboot.
Now it working fine

[devianpctek]

Hello Everyone,

I found the resolution to my sound problem with snd-hda-intel (ALC880) at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=803343 . I hope this works for you all as well.

Regards,,
Chris Hozian

that worked for me with snd-hda-intel AD198x Digital

[darrenyeats]

I had this problem and tracked it down to squeeze not assigning my sound card device 0. Instead, the HDMI device was being set to default.

The .asoundrc below solves this problem. However, I haven't been able to get mixing to work which means only one app can access the sound card at a time. However, all the apps work individually including flash. You need to run cat /proc/asound/cards to find out the card identifier you want.

I hope this helps some people. If someone knows how to get mixing to work, chime in.
Darren

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.asoundrc with no eq (simple)
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pcm.!default {
    type hw
# Change to your card identifier!
    card VT82xx
}
ctl.!default {
    type hw
# Change to your card identifier!
    card VT82xx
}

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.asoundrc with eq (caps plugin)
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pcm.!default {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "equalized";
}
ctl.!default {
    type hw
    card VT82xx
}

pcm.darren {
    type hw
    card VT82xx
}

pcm.equalized {
       type ladspa
       slave.pcm "plug:darren";
       path "/usr/lib/ladspa";
       plugins [
           {
               id 1773
               input {
# Change to taste! I use 25db boost in the bass for my open baffle computer speakers.
                   controls [ 0 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 ]  
               }
           }
       ]
   }

[the dsc]

EDIT: I had made a question whose answer I saw after reading minimally carefully the previous post, but the rest of the post may provide some clues for these sound issues, from my experiences, even though it's not promising at all.[/b]



By the way, the issue I'm having is somewhat different, but probably related, I guess. I'll make a brief resume, perhaps it helps, who knows. Back in February I would have sound only every now and then -- I had a trial boot for a short while (win, debian, ubuntu), and I've found that if I rebooted directly from windows to linux (debian) I would have no sound, but if instead I turned the PC of for an instant, I'd have sound, albeit with no "universal" volume controls (alsamixer and its backends like kmix and etc), only on programs like mplayer and vlc. On ubuntu, however, the sound would work normally, if I recall correctly. But as I've searched a bit more today, apparently there are odd cases like just the gnome startup sounds working and nothing else -- but it may be a misunderstanding due to a cursorial reading.

I may have a somewhat "special" case, though, I had the impression that my sound card (VIA VT1708B, "Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller") is specially troublesome on linux.

When I do lsmod, there are quite a few sound related things appearing in a way that I think it's correct:

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snd_hda_codec_via      19285  1 
snd_hda_intel          16703  6 
snd_hda_codec          46002  2 snd_hda_codec_via,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               4054  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss            28671  0 
snd_mixer_oss          10461  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                47214  5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_midi            3576  0 
snd_rawmidi            12505  1 snd_seq_midi
joydev                  6771  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      3684  1 snd_seq_midi
usbhid                 27980  0 
snd_seq                35463  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
hid                    50629  1 usbhid
snd_timer              12258  4 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          3673  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq

Just today I've found about a specific config file (another one) that may be helpful, but again, I'm not yet sure on what to put there. The file is /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, which I think is basically just a bunch of modprobes and some options. Some people on ubuntu forums have found that, for hda-intel at least, by putting the right settings on this file, they get everything working properly. It's all on the topic snd_hda_intel options database.

It's basically adding a line "options snd-hda-intel model=<model name>" on alsa-base.conf. They have a list of what you have to put there for a list of various boards, and there are some few options as well (whatever they might do).

For me, however, I couldn't find my one on the lists, the closest thing has been this site:

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=caecf ... 211636a5cf#

I've found it googling for my motherboard (G31T-M7)and alsaconf or alsa. There is a part of the file that hints about alsa-base.conf-like options, but nothing blatantly clear on what I could use:

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!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
!!--------------------------------

snd-atiixp-modem: index=-2
snd-intel8x0m: index=-2
snd-via82xx-modem: index=-2
snd-usb-audio: index=-2
snd-usb-us122l: index=-2
snd-usb-usx2y: index=-2
snd-usb-caiaq: index=-2
snd-cmipci: mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
snd-pcsp: index=-2

I've made some change in this file somewhere (I keep forgetting to do backups or comments on configuration files), and everything remains the same, except for the error message I get from alsamixer. It used to be "amixer: Mixer hw:0 load error: Invalid argument", now it is "cannot open mixer: No such device". I'm not sure about the error messages that appeared during the boot though, I guess they'd remain the same, but I can't find them on dmesg's output right now.


Well, that's all folks. I hope that there's at least some "clue" on what I've said.

[the dsc]

Short piece of information. Curious, albeit it probably won't light a bulb over anyone's head, but just in case it does... my deleted question was on what to use for that .asoundrc file on the identifier. Without that, alsamixer would return the error message, "cannot open mixer: No such device". Now, with the file, and HDA-Intel as the identifier (which still does not fix everything, in fact, I lose sound on youtube, even though it remains on MPD/MPC), the error message is "cannot load mixer controls: Invalid argument". Sort of a mix between the two previous error messages.

[Daniele]

I have recently reinstalled Squeeze on my laptop.
Now and again, my sound disappears. I solve the issue with 'alsactl init'.
I get the error message, but my sound starts again nonetheless.

[progga]

I have one of these Intel ICH6 sound cards. I was following this tutorial [0] to configure sound in Squeeze. It didn't work like most people has been complaining here. So I had to run "alsactl init" as root before running alsamixer and then everything worked fine


[0] http://circuidipity.com/daniel/install_ ... #index16h3