No Sound

[KP]

No Sound

I've got my old compaq
running on PCLinusOS 2010!
Modem, email and sites work
fine now.  But I've got no
sound.  I pop a CD in the
drive, and I get a lot of
options, but no sound and
nothing to click for that.

My local guy says that I
probably just need drivers,
but he's a windows man.

What do I need to do?


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[Crow]

People need more info here like model of laptop and type of audio to give you some help

[Rudge]

Specifically in this case pay attention to:

"5. Include as much information as you can when seeking help. This may
    include PCLinuxOS version #, a list of your systems hardware, also possibly
    logs and command line output. Nobody can help you if you refuse to give
    sufficient detail."

Don't get scared off, we want to help but we simply can't based on the info you provided.  

"No sound?" Could be no speakers?  You see what I mean?

[KP]

>
> another incomplete post, you seems to do it on purpose
>
> i have seen maybe 10 posts identical, no info at all, nothing to work with
>
> read this(no please, just read)
>
> pclinux forum rules
>
> http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,2401.0.html

OK!

I read it again.  The only thing I
see is #5, give enough information.

It's a Compaq Presario SR2150NX with
1.5 gigs RAM.  It has a new Intel
Desktop Board D925XBC motherboard,
but the old motherboard
had no sound under Linux either.
The sound ports seem to come from
the motherboard; I don't think it
has a separate sound card. 
I have a pair of Labtec self-powered
speakers, which worked before,
but now make no sound.

That's all I can think of.
What else should you know?

Thanks for writing!


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[Rudge]

OK, we can help.
Open a terminal and type
"su" It will ask for a password. you must enter the root password.
Then type "alsaconf" hit enter.
You should then be in a screen that will walk you through setting up your sound card.
Follow the steps.

[KP]

> OK, we can help.
> Open a terminal and type
> "su" It will ask for a password. you must enter the root password.
> Then type "alsaconf" hit enter.
> You should then be in a screen that will walk you through setting up your sound card.
> Follow the steps.

Worked like a charm!
Alsa is happily set up.

Now Amarok displays the CD
and track titles on the menu!

In addition to the track list
on the left, now it's duplicated
on the right too!
 
It even says the track is playing!

But I still don't hear anything.

I never had any problem with these
speakers before.  The pink and green
plugs are in their sockets on the
back of the case.

The speaker power light is on.
The volume is up.

I went to HDA Intel and made
sure all the channels were on.

Obviously, I'm still doing
something very wrong, but I
surely don't know what it is.

I'm completely baffled!
[Which is not unusual!]


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[luikki]

what about the volume slider and the settings in kmix?

[Was_Just19]

It may be that a digital sound out has taken priority -- if the motherboard has such an output.

Configure your Desktop - Hardware - Multimedia - Phonon ..........  ensure that HDMI is not the preferred output for all the options.

I disabled it here as I don't use it .....  but dropping it down the priority list should help.

[KP]

> #7
> what about the volume slider and the settings in kmix?

I checked that, but I was calling it HDA Intel.

> « Reply #8
> It may be that a digital sound out has taken priority -- if the
> motherboard has such an output.

I don't think so?
 
> Configure your Desktop - Hardware - Multimedia - Phonon ..........
> ensure that HDMI is not the preferred output for all the options.

Desktop - Hardare is fine, but then there
is no multimedia, just Sound Configuration
to the ALSA driver.  No phonon found.
Never saw any reference to HDMI.

> I disabled it here as I don't use it .....  but dropping it down the
> priority list should help.

I GOT IT TO PLAY A CD!

I didn't know how to use Amarok
and there was EQ as well as mixer.
I am slowly figuring it out!

Now I am listening to a CD!

It quit prematurely, and I have
been unable to start it again.

Amarok is very frustrating to me,
but at least I know my system makes
noise.  That's a big improvement!

I'll probably get it figured out eventually!

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO POSTED!


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[Was_Just19]

Note:  My HDMI is what the OS picks up from the Graphics card which I replaced recently. As I do not use it, I disabled it.

[KP]

Another premature celebration.

Yes I got a CD to play!  Some
glitch in Amarok kills it with
an error message after one track,
but at least the speakers DO make
noise for a while!  Finally!

But when I play a news video in
Thunderbird, no noise at all!

I looked for a sound setting,
but found nothing.

What am I STILL doing wrong?


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[Archie]

I got an idea that most of the geeks in the forum would agree is valid but with an attitude such as that ... I dunno. All the exclamations (!) and the "tone" of the posts do not strike me as a what a PCLinuxOS user ought to be. I'll probably get a, "you're wrong, dope!" reply but hey, I might as well help.

Delete kmixrc and amarokrc on ~/.kde4/config/ and restart the apps.

[KP]

> « Reply #12 on: Today at 08:56:13 PM » Reply with quoteQuote I got an
> idea that most of the geeks in the forum would agree is valid but
> with an attitude such as that ... I dunno. All the exclamations (!)
> and the "tone" of the posts do not strike me as a what a PCLinuxOS
> user ought to be.

I agree I am surely
not what I should be!

But what to do about it?

> I'll probably get a, "you're wrong, dope!" reply
> but hey, I might as well help.
>
> Delete kmixrc and amarokrc on ~/.kde4/config/ and restart the apps.

Under .kde4/ I don't have any config.
I have these choices:

file:///home/user/.kde4/Autostart
file:///home/user/.kde4/cache-localhost.localdomain
file:///home/user/.kde4/share
file:///home/user/.kde4/socket-localhost.localdomain
file:///home/user/.kde4/tmp-localhost.localdomain

Under /home/user/.kde4/tmp-localhost.localdomain/
I deleted these files:
file:///home/user/.kde4/tmp-localhost.localdomain/amarokE18052.css
file:///home/user/.kde4/tmp-localhost.localdomain/amarokq17818.css

I went back to my browser: still no sound.

Still no clue!

Thanks for writing!


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[Rudge]

Try -

~/.kde4/share/config/  

It never hurts to poke around, a bit on your own, when someone is trying to help. 

[KP]

> Try -
>
> ~/.kde4/share/config/   Wink

Thanks!

Got both of them!

> It never hurts to poke around, a bit on your own, when someone is
> trying to help.  Wink Wink

YES!

That's exactly what I did!

I even found a couple
of files to delete!

They just weren't
the right ones! ;-)

What I lack in insight, I
compensate by initiative!

So I reloaded kmix which has the
same settings as before, and Amorok,
which I don't think I need, and my
browser tab ...

Still no sound.

I can see him talking,
but I can't hear him!

Thanks for writing!


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