On Sunday 19 August 2007, b.n. wrote: > Hi, > > I'm getting quite desperate. My soundcard is a SiS onboard AC'97 as lshw > shows: > > description: Multimedia audio controller > product: AC'97 Sound Controller > vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] > physical id: 2.7 > bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00:02.7 > version: a0 > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=32 maxlatency=11 > mingnt=52 module=snd_intel8x0 > > Until 9 August, everything worked perfectly. Then I went on holiday, and > yesterday I turned on my pc again. And I have no sound. Applications > work *like* they output sound, but nothing comes. > > alsamixer shows that the master channel has no gauge -that is, it is not > mute, but on top of it there is no volume bar whatsoever, and arrows do > not raise one. > > I remember I had the same issue time ago with alsa-libs 1.0.11, and I > had to downgrade to 1.0.10. So I thought something was broken again. I > downgraded from 1.0.14 to 1.0.13, but nothing happened. > > I tried upgrading my kernel from 2.6.18 to 2.6.22. Nothing. > > I tried compiling ALSA as a kernel module, instead of built into the > kernel as usual. Nothing. > > I *could* try portage alsa-drivers, but the card has always worked with > in-kernel drivers, so I don't understand why shouldn't more be the case. > Any hint?
Just in case this bares any resemblance to my earlier NIC problem, is your box also booting into MS Windows and did you run a MS Windows or OEM driver update since? -- Regards, Mick
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