Re: soundcard appearing as device, but not working

[Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>]

On 11/12/2015 06:05 AM, Nicolas George wrote:
> Le duodi 22 brumaire, an CCXXIV, tand read a écrit :
> > (but no alsa modules: lsmod | grep -i alsa shows nil and
>
> The ALSA modules are called snd-*, you already observed they are loaded.
>
> > any idea if I can do anything about it? Any realistic
> > suggestion is welcomed and greatly appreciated
>
> Uninstall anything related to PULSE that you can (libraries can stay, the
> server must absolutely go), and then use aplay -D hw:X,Y to make your tests,
> it gives the error message without muddling things with automagic
> workarounds.

The OP might just need to use alsamixer to unmute something. If alsa is 
not configured properly, pulse doesn't stand a chance. Ric


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