Re: no sound on powermac3,3 (powerbook g4 550) debian502 gnome

[sergio sevillano <sergiosevillano.mail@gmail.com>]

Rogério Brito escribió:

On Sep 07 2009, sergio sevillano wrote:
  

$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.
$ cat /proc/asound/cards
--- no soundcards ---
$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_pcm_oss            45248  0
snd_mixer_oss          19328  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss            36756  0
snd_seq_midi           10240  0
snd_rawmidi            26176  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     10528  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                57800  5 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device         11020  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_aoa_i2sbus         22820  0
snd_pcm                79812  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_aoa_i2sbus
snd_timer              25508  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         12392  1 snd_pcm
snd                    61908  9 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore              10244  1 snd
snd_aoa_soundbus        9060  1 snd_aoa_i2sbus
    

You can try (as root):

,----
| rmmod snd_aoa_i2sbus
| rmmod snd_aoa_soundbus
| modprobe snd-powermac
`----

  

# rmmod snd_aoa_i2bus
ERROR: Module snd_aoa_i2bus does not exist in /proc/modules
# rmmod snd_powermac
ERROR: Module snd_powermac does not exist in /proc/modules
# modprobe snd-powermac
#

# cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.
# cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Tumbler        ]: PMac Tumbler - PowerMac Tumbler
                      PowerMac Tumbler (Dev 18) Sub-frame 0
# lsmod | grep snd
snd_powermac           47936  0
snd_aoa_i2sbus         22820  0
snd_pcm_oss            45248  0
snd_mixer_oss          19328  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                79812  3 snd_powermac,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              25508  1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         12392  1 snd_pcm
snd                    61908  6 snd_powermac,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore              10244  1 snd
snd_aoa_soundbus        9060  1 snd_aoa_i2sbus
#

Sound seems not working, still.
In Gnome i play a .wav file with VLC, cant hear nothing.
Also gnome volume control wont work
it says: couldnt find GStreamer volume control complements (plugins?) or devices
[im translatimg from spanish]

See if it works and reportback. If that doesn't work, then (also as root):

,----
| echo snd-powermac >> /etc/modules
| shutdown -r now
`----

(This will reboot your notebook)

  

i did,
now it works.
both volume control and play a .wav file with VLC player in Gnome

$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.
$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Tumbler        ]: PMac Tumbler - PowerMac Tumbler
                      PowerMac Tumbler (Dev 18) Sub-frame 0
$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_powermac           47936  1
snd_aoa_i2sbus         22820  0
snd_pcm_oss            45248  0
snd_mixer_oss          19328  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                79812  3 snd_powermac,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              25508  1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         12392  1 snd_pcm
snd                    61908  8 snd_powermac,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore              10244  1 snd
snd_aoa_soundbus        9060  1 snd_aoa_i2sbus
$

this last report seems exactly the same as before.

If one of the above works, then it will be one point more for the
installer not to install the snd_aoa* drivers by default.


Regards, Rogério Brito.

  

thanks.
i dont know if i will understand if you tell me
the meaning of the commands we have used...
or at least the aim of them.
ill try to find out on manuals.

you want any other report?

thanks very much,
sergio