Re: No sound - onboard VIA VT8233 AC97 [SOLVED]
On Sunday 22 June 2003 11:32 pm, Donald Spoon wrote:
> Josh Metzler wrote:
> > -SNIP- <
> > Ok, before writing the above, I had installed the stock debian
> > kernel-image-2.4.20-3-686, along with alsa-modules-2.4.20-3-686,
> > alsa-base, alsa-headers, and alsa-utils. I had not run alsamixer to
> > unmute the sound. I have now done so, but still no luck.
> >
> > alsamixer settings:
> > Master: 52
> > Master Mono: 52
> > 3D Control - Center: 53Josh Metzler <joshdeb@metzlers.org>
> > 3D Control - Depth: 53
> > 3D Control - Switch: 0 (won't go up)
> > PCM: 52
> > Surround: 52
> > Surround Down Mix: 0 (won't go up)
>
> I don't use alsamixer here... the mixer that comes with KDE worked fine
> for me. Can't say much about these settings...
>
> > sound related modules as listed by lspci:
>
> I hope you mean "as reporded by lsmod"... <grin>.
ah...yes :)
>
> > snd-seq-oss 29408 0 (unused)
> > snd-seq-midi-event 2984 0 [snd-seq-oss]
> > snd-seq 36496 2 [snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event]
> > snd-pcm-oss 39972 0
> > snd-mixer-oss 13592 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
> > snd-via82xx 13248 0
> > snd-pcm 60836 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-via82xx]
> > snd-timer 14212 0 [snd-seq snd-pcm]
> > snd-ac97-codec 39752 0 [snd-via82xx]
> > snd-page-alloc 5020 0 [snd-via82xx snd-pcm]
> > snd-mpu401-uart 3296 0 [snd-via82xx]
> > snd-rawmidi 13312 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]snd-via82xx
> > snd-seq-device 4192 0 [snd-seq-oss snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
> > snd 30244 0 [snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq
> > snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-via82xx snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec
> > snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
> > soundcore 3940 6 [snd]
>
> All of the above are the same as mine, except I don't have the
> "snd-page-alloc" listed. This means that your setup of ALSA is probably
> OK if these modules are getting loaded automatically, AND if you indeed
> have the 8233/AC97 sound combo. More on this later...
>
> > As my speakers only have one jack and there are two places for speaker
> > jacks on the back of the MB, I'm not certain which one I should use.
> > With the volume up on the speakers, I get static touching either one with
> > the jack, but I also get no sound with it plugged into either one. I
> > picked the darker green one, which is closer in color to the speaker
> > jack.snd-page-alloc
>
> Your MB should have three 1/8 inch "phono" jacks on the back... all in a
> row. With these three jacks positioned to be viewed to the RIGHT of the
> keyboard/ps2 mouse pair, then going from LEFT to RIGHT they are:
> snd-via82xx
> 1. Line out <---- you should use this one with AMPLIFIED speakers!
> 2. Line in
> 3. Mic in
>
Thanks. I should have thought to look in my MB docs.
> > As I don't know much about how sound works in gnu/linux, it is possible
> > I'm not testing it correctly. Additional info is that I am running KDE.
> > There's no sound from it either, but I'm not sure how that might affect
> > my ability to play sound from the command line. I figure I should get
> > sound working from the command line before working on KDE.
>
> The one remaining variable that I hinted about above is that your MB
> doesn't use the same chipset as mine. I looked at the manual for your
> board posted at the Shuttle site and it says you have a VT8235 plus a
> RealTek ALC650 Codec ( a six channel AC97 style codec). Obviously your
> hardware is different from mine, so the above settings may NOT be the
> correct ones... The ALSA site says the snd-via82xx driver is ok...
> dunno. Could you forward the "real" results of lspci?? ;) I would be
> interested in what LINUX thinks you have....
>
> Try firing up kde and see what happens. You won't hurt anything, and it
> might give you some clues from it's complaints...
>
> Cheers,
> -Don Spoon-
Well, kmix did it for me. I now have sound in KDE and on the command line.
The chipset numbering is a mystery to me still, though - the MB docs say
VT8235 south bridge. But, here is lspci (for real):
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8374 P4X400 Host Controller/AGP
Bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus
Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 Audio
Controller (rev 50)
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY
[Radeon 7000/VE]
So, it seems to me that linux thinks the sound chip is a VT8233. I'm
satisfied now that sound works, but I'll do any more probing you want if you
are still curious.
Thanks so much,
Josh
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