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Re: My audio doesn't start (part II)



On Monday 13 November 2006 07:58, Alejandro wrote:
> Dear Ismael, Russell and all who can help me,
>
> You help me a pair of days ago on an audio problem, I can't hear nothing
> at all in my Linux box, because I think I run "apt-get dist-upgrade" for
> several packages I don't remember now. I really appreciate your
> support....Because of your responses I ran alsaconf and alsamixer but I
> still have problems:
>
> - Debian Etch
> - Run alsaconf
> - Detected sound driver: Via Technologies VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller
> (the same I get with lspci command)
> - Configure snd-via82xx
> - After that I get this message:
>
> Running update-modules...
> Loading driver...
> Setting default volumes...
> amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device
> Saving the mixer setup used for this in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state.
> /usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1254: No soundcards found...
>
> After that I ran alsamixer:
>
> alex:/home/ale# alsamixer
>
> alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
>

This is a very common error. Searching Google would have helped you with a 
lotta results. 

Running this command as root may help: 

chmod o+rw /dev/snd/controlC0





> So I have this info for you please:
>
> alex:~# lspci | grep AC97
> 00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686
> AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
>
> alex:~# lsmod | grep snd
> snd_mixer_oss          16640  1
> snd_via82xx            26660  1
> snd_ac97_codec         59268  1 snd_via82xx
> snd_pcm                85384  1 snd_via82xx
> snd_timer              23300  1 snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc         11144  2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
> gameport                4736  1 snd_via82xx
> snd_mpu401_uart         7296  1 snd_via82xx
> snd_rawmidi            23204  1 snd_mpu401_uart
> snd_seq_device          7944  1 snd_rawmidi
> snd                    50660  8
> snd_mixer_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,
>snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device soundcore               9824  2 snd
>
> alex:/etc/modprobe.d# more sound
> alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx
> options snd-via82xx index=0
>
> Also I have alsa-utils, libasound2, linux-sound-base but I don't have
> alsa-base neither gstreamer.
>
> Can you tell me what can be the problem ???
>
> Thousands of thanks !!!!
>
> Alejandro

-- 
Regards, 
Amit. 

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