I’ve had a problem with my Intel D975BX2 MB with Intel ICH7 sound (11.1 X_64 install), it just disappeared (stopped working) one day after working OK since initial install (after initial modprobe.d/sound file fixup).
After checking the forums & checking the modprobe.d/sound config file, everything looks OK.
However, when I do a YaST online update, I get this error message when YaST is trying to update (or install) some ALSA files. Message is:
Wondering if anyone would know why the alsa file has been removed from the repository, or if YaST is looking for the wrong file, or if the system is just confused & I have to remove alsa & reinstall…
Simple mixer control ‘Speaker’,0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 64
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 0%] -48.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 0 0%] -48.00dB] [on]On some PCs, the speaker volume control (in addition to master and PCM controls) must be raised to 80% or higher in order to get sound.
Hi can I join this thread please. I have just lost all sound on a IBM T42 which until now has worked perfectly. Thursday all was OK and the next day nothing. The only change was that there were a couple of automatic security updates done during the previous session. ( I really could do without this kind of problem but that is another story)
I tried the advice in this thread but get an error message before the kernel update has been completed. I think I should start again but need help please in cleaning out all the old alsa stuff which is now probably corrupted anyhow. Please could somebody tell me how to do this.
It will be helpful to find out what alsa packages are currently installed and your current kernel version:
rpm -qa |grep alsa
uname -r
If that looks ok, then try some simple tests. I’m assuming, nothing is muted, and that the relevant mixer levels set ok. Try this first:
rcalsasound status
If running, then try the following:
speaker-test -Dplug:front -c2 -l5 -twav
speaker-test -c2 -l5 -twav
Do you hear sound? If you get problems at this point, then work your way through this Audio Troubleshooting guide. Follow the instructions carefully, and post any requested info (generated by commands or scripts in guide) here if you can’t figure it out by yourself. From that info, someone should be able to help.
Many many thanks for the quick reply. I have cut and pasted the results of your suggested tests above. In short I could hear the test messages so I shall now check the link you offer.
If you can hear the test messages then your sound is functioning. My advice is to don’t fix it now if it “ain’t broke” !!
Instead, focus on getting your audio codecs setup for proprietary audio formats.
The first thing I recommend you do is setup your software package manager repositories so as to simplify the installation of needed multimedia applications. Specifically add ONLY OSS, Non-OSS, Update and Packman repositories. No others. None. If you add others it can cause problems and if you do not have the advanced knowledge necessary to sort resultant problems you could make things worse. So ONLY OSS, Non-OSS, Update and packman. There is guidance here for those 4: Repositories - openSUSE-Community
In particular do NOT add videolan as that is notorious for breaking new users sound. It is likely that OSS, Non-OSS, and Update are already setup and you only need to add packman.
Once you have those 4 installed, go to YaST > Software > Software Management, and set the “filter” to “search” and search for and install the packman packaged versions (NOT the Novell versions - you can tell Packman packaged versions by the “pm” in the version number) of libxine1, xine-ui, smplayer, vlc, libffmpeg0, w32codec-all, libquicktime0, xvidcore4, mplayerplug-in, amarok, amarok-xine, amarok-packman. Thats just a suggestion but that should sort your sound and video codecs.
Be certain to pay CAREFUL attention to your mixer, as many new users simply mess up their mixer and then complain their sound is not functional when in fact the sound works fine.
Hi,
I am an enthusiastic student of your advice and sorted out the repo sites some time ago. I must check this hasn’t been undone somehow but meanwhile some further background. Before the problem started I was able to play sound and video using the BBC i Player and also archived sound in Real Player format. (eg older broadcasts of In Our Time from the Science Archive of that programme.)
On Thursday, when the problem started, neither of these which had worked the previous day would give any sound. Following some attempted updates as noted above I am now able to play the BBC iPlayer material but still no sound comes from the Real Player stuff although the player window opens and indicates that it is playing.
The same programme plays fine still on XP on same machine so the archive is still available. So what I am now investigating is has the BBC changed the Real Player data and inadvertently messed up the Linux version?
If you have any ideas I would be most grateful as it seems impossible to get help from BBC.
