Re: [gNewSense-users] Sound not working

[sam2025]

Hello Sam, all,

When I ran the command /aplay --list-devices/ I get:

   aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...


If I run /cat /proc/asound/cards/ it returns with

   --- no soundcards ---


Running /cat /proc/modules

/

   *snd_hda_intel 346264 0 - Live 0xf8cb4000*
   snd_pcm_oss 42272 0 - Live 0xf8c38000
   snd_mixer_oss 17920 1 snd_pcm_oss, Live 0xf8a81000
   snd_pcm 78724 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss, Live 0xf8a92000
   snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm, Live 0xf8a65000
   snd_hwdep 10500 1 snd_hda_intel, Live 0xf8a61000
   snd_seq_dummy 4868 0 - Live 0xf89f3000
   snd_seq_oss 35584 0 - Live 0xf8a40000
   snd_seq_midi 9376 0 - Live 0xf8a28000
   snd_rawmidi 25760 1 snd_seq_midi, Live 0xf8a59000
   snd_seq_midi_event 8320 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi, Live 0xf8a24000
   snd_seq 54352 6
   snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event, Live
   0xf8a6b000
   snd_timer 24836 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq, Live 0xf8a38000
   snd_seq_device 9612 5
   snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq, Live
   0xf8a20000
   snd 56996 35
   
snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device,
   Live 0xf8a4a000
   soundcore 8800 1 snd, Live 0xf8a0d000
   ...


thanks
Sam

Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> Op Wed, 10 Jul 2013 23:49:22 -0400
> schreef sam2025 <address@hidden>:
>
>   
> > Running
> >
> >         sudo modprobe snd-hda-intel
> >
> > gives no output (error or otherwise).
> >     
>
> Good, then the module is loads ok. Check if your audio device is listed
> in /proc/asound/cards. If it is, check if ALSA sees it by running:
>
> aplay --list-devices
>
>   
> > When i do
> >
> > sudo modprobe -l '*hda*'
> >
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/ubuntu/hwmon/hdaps_ec.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec-intelhdmi.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec-realtek.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec-atihdmi.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec-hdmi.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.24-32-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec-nvhdmi.ko
> >
> > I didn't figure out how to get the version of the modules so not sure
> > if they are old or now.
> >     
>
> Their version is the same as the kernel's version. This doesn't say
> much.
>
>   
> > Is the path to the packages that the Synaptic Package Manager
> > displays different then the one used for installed binaries?
> >     
>
> The package manager only keeps track of actual packages (i.e. *.deb
> files). Software that you install without using the package manager
> (e.g. with "make install") is not recognized as a package. To the
> system it's just a bunch of files.
>
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