Before you go off and get rid of your board, there are a number of
things to look at first. According to an earlier post, it looked as
though the audio may have been disabled in bios. Another possibility is
that it worked before because the driver didn't even know about the
codec (let alone the board). When I looked at the tip source, the only
motherboard that matched the subdevice id for your system was a 945
(ICH7/Sigmatel 9221). Based on that, and the the way my board currently
works (DP35DP - very similar), I am starting to think that it may be a
problem with Ubuntu's alsa drivers (wouldn't be a first time, believe
me).
First thing to try, as suggested elsewhere, try removing your tuner card
temporarily. If audio comes up, then we have found the conflict. If
not, try "acpi=off". Lastly, you can try downloading a daily snapshot
from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/alsa/snapshot/driver/ and building
it with "./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-debug=detect". Once
you build and install it, type "lsmod|fgrep snd|awk '{print $1}'|xargs
rmmod" to remove all sound modules, type "dmesg -c" to clear the dmesg
log, then "modprobe snd_hda_intel" to load the new modules. If you
still don't get audio, type dmesg to see the latest output and email
that info here.
Tobin
On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 11:24 +1000, Peter Westley wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Nigel Henry
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Friday 23 May 2008 00:27, Peter Westley wrote:
> > Nigel,
> >
> > Thanks again for putting so much time into my problem! See
> comments inline.
> >
> > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 5:15 AM, Nigel Henry
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 21 May 2008 12:35, you wrote:
> > > > Update:
> > > >
> > > > I removed the DVB-T card from the system and rebooted -
> same problem.
> > > > System sees the card but the ALSA system doesn't
> recognise the codec
> > > >
> > > > <sigh> still looking.
> > > >
> > > > Peter
> > >
> > > Hi Peter. First of all it would be fair to say that there
> are horrible
> > > problems with hda intel based cards, as they are setup
> differently on the
> > > mobos of PC's/Laptops, depending on which machine you
> have. Laptops are
> > > the worst, as your only alternative if you can't get the
> onboard hda
> > > intel card to produce sounds, is to buy a USB, or pcmcia
> card. At least
> > > with a PC, and aspare PCI slot you can buy a cheap, known
> Alsa supported
> > > card, and get the sounds working.
> > >
> > > That said, you had sounds working when you had your Gutsy
> Gibbon
> > > installed, so
> > > at least you know the sounds worked with the hda intel
> card.
> > >
> > > You say that your not sure if the sounds stopped after
> installing the
> > > server
> > > version of Ubuntu GG, or after you'd installed HH 8.04. I
> spent a bit of
> > > time
> > > at the Ubuntu site looking at the server version, and the
> kernel. It did
> > > say
> > > the server kernel was somewhat different, but didn't say
> too much about
> > > the differences. I don't know if there is some specific
> reason that you
> > > need the
> > > server kernel, but if not it may be worth installing the
> generic one, and
> > > seeing if the sounds work ok with it.
> > >
> > > I'm a bit lost. Alsaconf is now deprecated, and no longer
> exists on GG.
> > > You used to be able to run that command as root, and it
> would search for
> > > soundcards, and if found set them up. I can't find
> anything on GG to
> > > reconfigure the soundcard. All that running "asoundconf
> list " (no double
> > > quotes)shows is soundcards that are already configured.
> > >
> > > There are a couple of things you could try to perhaps
> identify the
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > First open konsole/terminal, and enter the following text.
> > > sudo tail -f /var/log/messages
> > > This should capture any problems when running the
> following stuff.
> > >
> > > Now open another instance of konsole/terminal, and run the
> following
> > > command.
> > > sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop
> > > Followed by /etc/init.d/alsa-utils start
> > > Any messages on the konsole running tail -f?
> >
> > I get:
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop
> > * Shutting down
> > ALSA...
> * warning:
> > 'alsactl store' failed with error message 'alsactl:
> save_state:1497: No
> > soundcards found...'...
> [fail]
> >
> > Which is to be expected I guess...
> >
> > Then:
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils start
> > * Setting up ALSA...
> [
> > OK ]
> >
> > and in /var/log/messgaes:
> > May 22 23:04:38 snoopy kernel: [97942.954373] ACPI: PCI
> Interrupt
> > 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
> > May 22 23:04:39 snoopy kernel: [97943.034189] ACPI: PCI
> interrupt for
> > device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled
> >
> > Which is similar to what goes in dmesg when the system
> boots:
> > >From demsg:
> >
> > [ 40.254047] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu
> > -modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-server/sound/alsa
> > -driver/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1892:
> > hda-intel: no codecs found!
> > [ 40.254089] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0
> disabled
> >
> > > Also check out cat /proc/asound/cards, to see if any cards
> have appeared.
> > > if
> > > so we may be getting somewhere, but if not try the next
> suggestion, as
> > > below.
> >
> > Nothing appeared
> >
> > Leaving the konsole running tail -f open, on the other
> konsole do.
> >
> > > rmmod snd-hda-intel
> > > This may need to be run as.
> > > modprobe -r snd-hda-intel, if the rmmod command fails.
> > >
> > > Now run.
> > > modprobe snd-hda-intel
> > >
> > > Check again any output from the other konsole running tail
> -f, and also
> > > run.
> > > cat /proc/asound/cards, which may show detected cards.
> >
> > Nothing from those commands in /var/log/messages
> >
> > Whatever output you get on the konsole/terminal that is
> running tail
> >
> > > -f /var/log/messages, please post it to myself, and to the
> alsa-user
> > > list.
> > >
> > > Personally, and if you have a spare PCI slot, I'd have a
> look on E-bay
> > > for an
> > > Audigy2 soundblaster card (emu10k1), which is the one I
> have. I think
> > > they can be picked up quite cheaply, and I know that this
> card works.
> > > Just a suggestion.
> >
> > That's exactly what I would have done ages ago but sadly my
> stupid
> > motherboard has only one PCI slot and that has the DVB-T
> card in it so
> > sadly not an option.
> >
> > I will post to the alsa-dev group and see what they have to
> say.
> >
> > Peter
>
>
>
> Hi Peter. Sorry none of my suggestions produced any positive
> results.
>
> As regards your mobo with only one PCI slot. That has to be
> quite pathetic.
> You used to be able to get mobo's with 5 PCI slots, and I've
> been hunting for
> a new atx mobo, to put in a case that I've had for some time.
> I have found an
> atx one with 3 PCI slots, and a couple pf PCI express ones,
> and am waiting
> for it to arrive (Asus M2N-X Plus). Not too expensive 52.50
> euros. It too may
> have a dodgy onboard soundcard. It will be interesting to see
> if the sound
> works when it arrives.
>
> Yes, do post to the alsa-development list. I hope someone
> there can help you
> to get the sounds back up and running.
>
> Nigel.
>
>
>
> Nigel,
>
> The mobo was was my own stupid fault - I bought it in a hurry and
> didn't research properly! It does have two PCIe slots but there's
> precious little in PCIe that Linux seems to support at all yet.
>
> I will probably go the mobo replacement path eventually (then my 15yo
> son can have this one - he's been bugging me for one for ages!)
>
> I am going to try one more thing and that is to install a fresh Ubuntu
> desktop onto an external drive and just check that the sound comes up
> there...
>
> Peter
>
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