Re: no sound with 2.6.3, nForce2, and ALSA

[Tom Schutter <t.schutter@att.net>]

On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 03:46, Jim Woodward wrote:
> "Tom Schutter" <t.schutter@att.net> wrote in message
> news:1IzuD-c4-5@gated-at.bofh.it...
> > I am having no luck getting sound to work.  I have a ASUS A7N8X
> > motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce2 chipset.  I am running the 2.6.3
> > kernel on sarge.
> >
> > I am getting no sound at all.  If I play a .wav file using aplay, it
> > pauses for a few seconds and then returns to a command prompt.
> >
> > I have tried different cables and speakers with no luck.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated!
> >
> > $ uname -a
> > Linux pixel 2.6.3-1-k7 #2 Tue Feb 24 20:39:50 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
> >
> > $ dmesg | grep intel8x0
> > intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 49228 usecs
> > intel8x0: clocking to 47417
> >
> > $ cat /proc/asound/cards
> > 0 [nForce2        ]: NFORCE - NVidia nForce2
> >                      NVidia nForce2 at 0xe9000000, irq 21
> >
> > $ cat /proc/asound/modules
> > 0 snd_intel8x0
> >
> > $ cat /proc/asound/card0/intel8x0
> > Intel8x0
> >
> > Global control        : 0x00000002
> > Global status         : 0x00300100
> > AC'97 codecs ready    : primary
> >
> > $ cat /proc/asound/version
> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.2c (Thu Feb 05
> > 15:41:49 2004 UTC).
> > Compiled on Feb 21 2004 for kernel 2.6.3-1-k7.
> >
> > $ lsmod | grep snd
> > snd_seq_oss            34624  0
> > snd_seq_midi_event      7936  1 snd_seq_oss
> > snd_seq                55312  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> > snd_pcm_oss            53732  0
> > snd_mixer_oss          19840  2 snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_intel8x0           34088  2
> > snd_ac97_codec         62724  1 snd_intel8x0
> > snd_pcm               100196  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0
> > snd_timer              25924  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> > gameport                4736  1 snd_intel8x0
> > snd_page_alloc         12164  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> > snd_mpu401_uart         7872  1 snd_intel8x0
> > snd_rawmidi            25120  1 snd_mpu401_uart
> > snd_seq_device          8136  3 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
> > snd                    55780  13
> >
> snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x
> 0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_devic
> e
> > soundcore              10272  2 snd
> >
> > $ amixer sget Line
> > Simple mixer control 'Line',0
> >   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
> > cswitch-exclusive
> >   Capture exclusive group: 0
> >   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
> >   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> >   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
> >   Front Left: Playback 29 [94%] [on] Capture [off]
> >   Front Right: Playback 30 [97%] [on] Capture [off]
> >
> > $ ls -l /dev/audio0 /dev/dsp0 /dev/mixer0
> > crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   4 Jul 26  2003 /dev/audio0
> > crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   3 Jul 26  2003 /dev/dsp0
> > crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   0 Jul 26  2003 /dev/mixer0
> >
> > $ groups
> > tom tape audio users
> >
> >
> Can u get sounds when logged on as root? If so, then it is most likely a
> 'permissions' problem.

I do not get sound when logged in as root.  Also note the end of my
original message, I am in the audio group, and the devices belong to the
audio group.

> Otherwise I suggest you run xmms in a terminal and try to play something.
> Look at the error written in the terminal.

I get no messages in the terminal when I use xmms.  The equalizer
graphic moves like you would expect, but no sound.