Re: Weird sound behavior on sid

[Emanoil Kotsev <deloptes@yahoo.com>]

Julian De Marchi wrote:

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> Hey all!
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> I have a debian sid desktop. Not sure when it occurred, but my sounds
> keeps muting itself frequently.
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> The log files provide me with no answers and my google-fu fails to
> relive any answers.
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> I am really unsure of what information to provide for this issue, and
> really am just after troubleshooting tips!
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> My sounds I run via pulse audio and is an on-board 5.1 channel NVIDIA
> chipset.
> 
> Where should I start in troubleshooting this issue?
> 

I would try alsactl


Available commands:
  store   <card #> save current driver setup for one or each soundcards
                   to configuration file
  restore <card #> load current driver setup for one or each soundcards
                   from configuration file