Re: No Sound - Puzzle

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com>]

please try all of this using pamixer, pulseaudio is controled by its own 
mixer software not by alsamixer.  Remember pulseaudio when installed 
manages alsa and not the other way around.

On Wed, 15 Nov 2017, Thomas George wrote:

> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:21:07
> From: Thomas George <lists@tomgeorge.info>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: No Sound - Puzzle
> Resent-Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:28:49 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> From a terminal run alsamixer, f6, select Xonar DSX
>
> On another terminal cd to a directory of ogg files, start a playback of a 
> file.
>
> Oh the desktop start pulse audio volume control. Monitor shows strong active 
> playback levels
>
> Switch to terminal running alsamixer, mute master front which mutes all 
> output channels.
>
> Return to desktop pulse audio volume control, monitor continues to show 
> strong active playback levels even though alsamixer thinks all output 
> channels muted!
>
> The music goes down and around and comes out nowhere!
>
>
> On 11/15/2017 03:35 PM, Thomas George wrote:
> >  I just installed an Asus Xonar DSX pcie card. Alsamixer recognizes it and
> >  PulseAudio Volume Control show a strong signal level during playback but
> >  no sound from the speakers. The system works with the onboard Nvidia
> >  sound, no problems.
> >
> >  I assume the problem is a missing linux driver for the Xonar but I have
> >  seen claims that Xonar works out of the box on linux systems.
> >
> >  Does anyone have this working?
> >
> >  I am using Debian Stretch.

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