Re: sound not working

[Charlie <ariestao@clearmail.com.au>]

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008, Tomoki Taniguchi shared this with us all:
>--} I need help getting my sound card working on my laptop.
>--} the sound card was working under windows prior to installing etch,
>--} so i know the hardware works.
>--}
>--} "aplay -l" gives me
>--} **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>--} card 0: I82801DBICH4 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel
>--} 82801DB-ICH4]
>--}   Subdevices: 0/1
>--}   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>--} card 0: I82801DBICH4 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4], device 4: Intel ICH -
>--} IEC958 [Intel 82801DB-ICH4 - IEC958]
>--}   Subdevices: 1/1
>--}   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>--} card 1: Modem [Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem], device 0: Intel ICH - Modem
>--} [Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem - Modem]
>--}   Subdevices: 1/1
>--}   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>--} so it seems the sound card is recognized.
>--}
>--} i've checked alsamixer to make sure all the settings are unmuted.
>--}
>--} but i still get no sound when i play an mp3 or a video file.
>--}
>--} is there anything else i can try?
>--}
>--} TIA,
>--} Tomoki
>--}
>--}

My sound works on an Acer 361 lappy

Debian Testing

Details:

$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: ICH6 [Intel ICH6], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel ICH6]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: ICH6 [Intel ICH6], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel ICH6 - IEC958]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

# alsaconf

Follow the prompts

$ alsamixer gui

Set what you want or need.

Works for MP3, wav files or whatever.

Hope that helps,
Charlie

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