ive just installed the new realtek coder AC97 Audio and now i dont have and sound at all in my pc!! please help !!
Please try to work your way through the openSUSE audio troubleshooting guide to get your audio working:
SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - openSUSE
If you do not succeed after going from start to finish in that guide, then we need more information in order to help.
With your computer connected to the internet, please copy and paste the following into a gnome-terminal / konsole:
wget http://home.cfl.rr.com/infofiles/tsalsa && su -c 'bash ./tsalsa'
when prompted for a password please enter your root password. Please try to accurately answer the question on the number of plugs/jacks on your sound card (for example my PC has 3 i/o plugs/jacks on the motherboard). When the script completes it will pass you a URL. Please post that URL here.
Also, please copy and paste the following into a gnome-terminal / konsole and post the output here.
rpm -qa | grep alsa
rpm -qa | grep pulse
rpm -q libasound2
uname -a
cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
the troubleshooting didnt help much, so ive done the next steps, here is the url that the terminal gave after answering the questions of the first code tsalsa.txt - nopaste.com (beta)
then here is the output of the next lines
linux-alei:/home/george # rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-oss-1.0.15-48.1
alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
alsa-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-plugins-1.0.16-57.1
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.16-57.1
linux-alei:/home/george # rpm -qa | grep pulse
pulseaudio-utils-0.9.10-26.5
libpulse0-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.10-26.5
libpulse-browse0-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-0.9.10-26.5
libpulsecore4-0.9.10-26.5
gstreamer-0_10-pulse-0.9.7-42.pm.1
pulseaudio-esound-compat-0.9.10-26.5
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.16-57.1
libpulse-mainloop-glib0-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.10-26.5
linux-alei:/home/george # rpm -q libasound2
libasound2-1.0.16-39.1
linux-alei:/home/george # uname -a
Linux linux-alei 2.6.25.11-0.1-pae #1 SMP 2008-07-13 20:48:28 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
linux-alei:/home/george # cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
options snd slots=snd-hda-intel,snd-intel8x0
NXNs.DVbS_qxEbm1:RV630/M76 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series]
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
r0Vg.6tUyCrVQna9:GA-8I915ME-G Mainboard
alias snd-card-1 snd-intel8x0
i have to mention that when i press the volume button on the system tray i get this message
The volume control did not find any elements and/or devices to control. This means either that you don’t have the right GStreamer plugins installed, or that you don’t have a sound card configured.
You can remove the volume control from the panel by right-clicking the speaker icon on the panel and selecting “Remove From Panel” from the menu
Thanks for that.
That error message confirms what the script indicates. Your sound card is not being detected by alsa.
The tsalsa script notes you have and Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV630/M76 audio device. I did a search on alsa for the RV630/M76 and I obtained this: Search results for RV630/M76 - AlsaProject which suggests to me that support for this device was first introduced in 1.0.15 / 1.0.16 of alsa. openSUSE-11.0 comes with 1.0.16 of alsa, so this should work with your openSUSE-11.0. BUT the tsalsa script also notes you alsa lib is version 1.0.14 . I can’t see how that could possibly happen, unless by mistake you downgraded to 1.0.14 of alsa or the “new realtek coder AC97 Audio” did that. The tsalsa also indicates you do not have an alsa driver, which makes no sense given you have 1.0.16 of alsa rpm installed, unless of course, the “new realtek coder AC97 Audio” caused this problem.
Specifically, I note you provided this information on installed alsa rpms:
Which makes no reference to 1.0.14 of alsa. So I am left here noting there is an inconsistency between the script and the rpms you have, and thus I have to deduce the “new” realtek coder AC97 Audio is NOT so new, but is based on an old alsa 1.0.14.
I do not know exactly what the “new” realtek coder AC97 Audio has done to your PC, and could very well be I end up giving inaccurate recommendations as a result. But I’ll try my best.
Still, I recommend you update your alsa to the very latest drivers/libraries, so as to remove any consistency problems that you appear to have as a result of this failed ““new” realtek coder AC97 Audio” attempt. Do this by opening a gnome-terminal / konsole and type “su” to get root permissions (enter root password when prompted). Then once you have root permissions in a gnome-terminal / konsole , with your PC connected to the internet, in that same gnome-terminal / konsole copy and paste the following six commands, one line at a time, in the exact sequence provided, into the gnome-terminal / konsole (executing them one after another):
zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio/openSUSE_11.0/ multimedia
zypper install alsa alsa-utils alsa-oss alsa-plugins alsa-plugins-pulse alsa-tools alsa-firmware libasound2
zypper rr multimedia
zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.0_Update/ multimedia
zypper install alsa-driver-kmp-pae
zypper rr multimedia
then restart your PC and test your audio.
If your audio still does not work then, please post run the tsalsa script again:
wget http://home.cfl.rr.com/infofiles/tsalsa && su -c 'bash ./tsalsa'
and also rpm the rpm commands again:
rpm -qa | grep alsa
rpm -qa | grep pulse
rpm -q libasound2
and post here the output URL from the tsalsa script and the output of the rpm commands.
the problem isnt solved but there is no such error message when im pressing the volume option in the system tray. there is the tsalsa script output.
and there is the output of the next lines
linux-alei:/home/george # rpm -qa | grep alsa
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.17.git20080827-1.2
alsa-firmware-1.0.17.git20080617-2.1
alsa-driver-kmp-pae-1.0.16.20080902_2.6.25.11_0.1-2.1
alsa-tools-1.0.17.git20080715-1.11
alsa-1.0.17.git20080901-1.1
alsa-utils-1.0.17.git20080820-1.1
alsa-oss-1.0.17.git20080715-2.9
alsa-plugins-1.0.17.git20080827-1.2
linux-alei:/home/george # rpm -qa | grep pulse
pulseaudio-utils-0.9.10-26.5
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.17.git20080827-1.2
libpulse0-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.10-26.5
libpulse-browse0-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-0.9.10-26.5
libpulsecore4-0.9.10-26.5
gstreamer-0_10-pulse-0.9.7-42.pm.1
pulseaudio-esound-compat-0.9.10-26.5
libpulse-mainloop-glib0-0.9.10-26.5
pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.10-26.5
linux-alei:/home/george # rpm -q libasound2
libasound2-1.0.17.git20080901-1.1
Thanks, that looks better, BUT you still may have a problem. I note this from tsalsa script:
Alsa driver: 1.0.18rc1
Alsa lib: 1.0.14
Alsa utils: 1.0.18rc2
That indicates you still have a 1.0.14 alsa library, which is a hang over from the realtek driver that you tried to install. That has really messed things up, and short of a custom compile/install of alsa lib, I don’t know how to get rid of that (and I am not even certain a custom compile/of alsa lib will solve that - maybe a re-install is needed). Alsa lib can be found here:
ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.17a.tar.bz2
But lets leave 1.0.14 for now where it is … and not do ANYTHING drastic, … and instead, lets work with what you have got. I notice this from tsalsa:
Amixer contents for card 1 [ICH6] _____________________________________
amixer set ‘Master’,0 100%,100% on
amixer set ‘Master Mono’,0 0% off
amixer set ‘PCM’,0 0% off 0% off
amixer set ‘Surround’,0 0% off 0% off
amixer set ‘Surround Jack Mode’,0 Items: ‘Shared’ ‘Independent’ Item0: ‘Shared’
amixer set ‘Center’,0 100% off
amixer set ‘LFE’,0 0% off
amixer set ‘Line’,0 0% off 0% off Capture off
amixer set ‘CD’,0 0% off 0% off Capture off
amixer set ‘Mic’,0 0% off Capture on
amixer set ‘Mic Boost (+20dB)’,0 off
amixer set ‘Mic Select’,0 Items: ‘Mic1’ ‘Mic2’ Item0: ‘Mic1’
amixer set ‘Video’,0 Capture off
amixer set ‘Phone’,0 0% off Capture off
amixer set ‘IEC958’,0 off Capture off
amixer set ‘IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA’,0 Mono: 3 100%
amixer set ‘IEC958 Playback Source’,0 Items: ‘PCM’ ‘Analog In’ ‘IEC958 In’ Item0: ‘PCM’
amixer set ‘PC Speaker’,0 0% off
amixer set ‘Aux’,0 0% off 0% off Capture off
amixer set ‘Mono Output Select’,0 Items: ‘Mix’ ‘Mic’ Item0: ‘Mix’
amixer set ‘Capture’,0 Capture 15 100%,Capture 15 100% on
amixer set ‘Mix’,0 Capture off
amixer set ‘Mix Mono’,0 Capture off
amixer set ‘Channel Mode’,0 Items: ‘2ch’ ‘4ch’ ‘6ch’ Item0: ‘2ch’
amixer set ‘Duplicate Front’,0 off
amixer set ‘External Amplifier’,0 on
The items I highlighet in red could be incorrectly set. Especially the PCM. That should almost always be around 60 to 70% or so.
After that update, in addition to going into your mixer to try adjust the sound, also go into YaST > Hardware > Sound and edit your sound config … and if that fails, try running: su -c alsaconf
sound returned after i installed the library but the volume is very low though all the meters in Pulse AudioVolume Control are in 100%, what now?
How did you install the library? Do you build it from the tarball?
Did you try going to:
YAST > Hardware > Sound > Other > Volume and move your slider bars there up to around 60% or 70%.
Did you investigate the mixer options that I suggested you look at?
How did you install the library? Do you build it from the tarball?
i downloaded the file above (ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/a....0.17a.tar.bz2)
and i installed it (./configure, make, make install)
then the sound worked, after i wrote in the terminal su -c alsaconf
the loudspeaker in the system tray got an X and after the restart i had again no sound :(, shall i try to install the file above again??
open a terminal, type ‘alsamixer’, you will see all the channels on the device. Alsaconf is known to mute all channels
Anyway, it’s better to download a complete ‘alsa-set’, driver, libs, everything; install the libs first, then driver and others, then run ‘alsaconf’ as root to configure it.
Then, in your graphical mixer, check that it shows all the available channels, and that the mixericon in the system tray is handling the right channel
a strange thing is happening! i reboot, the volume is muted then i run alsamixer i “de-mute” every channel, then i open banshee to test sound, no sound comes out… then with the music “playing”, i go to yast and i select sound… then there is sound comming from the speakers, and this is happening in every reboot!! whats goin on?
Note banshee is not a good sound test, as there could be codecs involved (where you do not have the codecs). Instead, after a reboot, copy and paste this into a gnome-terminal / konsole and test your sound (note it is case senstive): speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav you should hear a lady’s voice saying “left front”, “left right” five times.
If after a reboot, if you have no sound with that test, then try typing: su -c ‘rcalsasound restart’ enter root password when prompted, and see if that brings your sound back.
i wrote the first line while i had sound (from banshee) and i got this.
linux-alei:/home/george # speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav
speaker-test 1.0.18rc2
Playback device is plug:front
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
WAV file(s)
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
Playback open error: -16,Device or resource busy
then i wrote the second and the first worked and i heard the female voices now ill check it out after a reboot.
after the reboot the first line gave me that, but there was no sound!!
george@linux-alei:~> speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav
speaker-test 1.0.18rc2
Playback device is plug:front
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
WAV file(s)
Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
Buffer size range from 8 to 16384
Period size range from 8 to 16384
Using max buffer size 16384
Periods = 4
was set period_size = 4096
was set buffer_size = 16384
0 - Front Left
1 - Front Right
Time per period = 2.733328
0 - Front Left
1 - Front Right
Time per period = 3.071156
0 - Front Left
1 - Front Right
Time per period = 2.900906
0 - Front Left
1 - Front Right
Time per period = 3.071340
0 - Front Left
1 - Front Right
Time per period = 3.071117
i also noted that in the alsamixer command it says: “Item: Master [OFF]”
then i run the second line and again the first but i dont get any voice at all
After i do the same i did before and the pulse volume control does not open and says “Connection failed: Connection refused”
??
I believe your sound is close to functioning now, and at this stage it could be very well be only a mixer problem left to sort. Check your mixer carefully.
Also, if after a reboot, you do not appear to have sound, having checked your mixer, then try restarting alsa with:**su -c ‘rcalsasound restart’**and test your sound again, carefully checking with your mixer.
after every restart the volume monitors are all muted, thats why i dont have sound, i go to yast>sound>other>volume control and i found everything muted, i de-mute everything and if i press OK everything gets muted again!, but if i press abort they stay de-muted! and this is happening in every restart.
Then try this. Go to YaST and umute the sound and with YaST and your mixer, set the volume levels to the level that you prefer. Close YaST. Confirm your levels are where you want.
Then open a gnome-terminal / konsole and type:
su -c ‘alsactl store’
Hopefully that will save your settings, and you will not need to do this unmute all the time afterward.
References for many of the suggestions in this thread:
i tried all four links but nothing has happend 
neither the store commands stores the sound volumes. whenever i log in to opensuse the master or PCM volume is always offline
You tried all 4 links ?? I don’t understand. Those links are NOT something to click on to get an immediate fix !! Those are references !! ie they are guidelines as to how one does things … or in some cases just pure theory !! Thats what a “reference” means. I don’t understand you.
Did you try the su -c ‘rcalsasound restart’ and also the su -c ‘alsactl store’ like I recommended? I gave very specific recommendations as to how you are to apply those.
english isnt my native language im from greece, i with the “i tried them” i mean i read them and they didnt help me to reach to a solution.
the situation in my pc is:
when i boot opensuse, the speaker icon the system tray has an “X” which means its muted, i unmute every control but sounds remains offline, (running the speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav no voice comes out) using the su -c ‘rcalsasound restart’ after the alsa restart i do again the test, and no voice comes out. when i run alsamixer the master volume may be in 100% but, its says from above, Item: Master [off].
then i go to yast, and just by opening the sound options, sound returns and the speaker-test works also.
also by running the store command after the restart volumes are not stored
shall i run the tsalsa script, or any other command, while i have sound and while i dont in order to see the difference?