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Re: pulseaudio configuration question



On Mon, 27 Aug 2012, Camale?n wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:16:35 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> 
> Jude, please, next time remember to reply at the bottom of the message :-)
> 
> > Script done on Mon 27 Aug 2012 12:11:50 AM EDT On Sun, 26 Aug 2012,
> > Camale?n
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:45:12 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> >> 
> >> > By way of update, typing:
> >> > pulseaudio --cleanup-shm <cr>
> >> > pulseaudio --start <cr>
> >> > and got no errors from pulseaudio this time. Unfortunately though
> >> > both mplayer and vlc can connect to streams neither provides any
> >> > sound output yet.
> >> > sound card is an nvidia CK804 and pulse appears to have control of it
> >> > from aplay -L output.
> >> 
> >> Run "amixer" and check if the outputs channels (master/pcm) are enabled
> >> ("on") and volume levels are high.
> 
> > This is what amixer provided.  I think alsamixer is a bit too graphical
> > for me to use safely at least the first time. 
> > Script started on Mon 27 Aug 2012 12:11:37 AM EDT 
> > root@d-216-36-20-9:~# amixer
> 
> (...)
> 
> How many cards do you have? (aplay -l)
> 
> I can see that some outputs are turned off (e.g., surround, center, 
> IEC958...)  so you should check which of them is selected as the default 
> output device first because if the default is muted no sound is 
> possible :-)
> 
> You can also launch "alsamixer" as root, select the sound card you want 
> to edit and verify every single value (volume levels and their status of 
> mute/unmute).
> 
> Also, run the usual "aplay" test and see if you can get any sound from 
> here. Debian ALSA wiki page provides more info and tips for debugging 
> problems with the sound:
> 
> http://wiki.debian.org/ALSA/
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> 

jude <jdashiel@shellworld.net>

I only have one card in the machine the CK804 nvidia card.


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