No sound in FC2, worked okay in FC1

Bob Crosson rcrosson at nist.gov
Wed Jun 9 14:19:44 UTC 2004


I'm runing Fedora Core 2. Most things work okay, but the sound system 
isn't working.  This same hardware worked fine with FC1.  I'm also 
running KDE, as I did with FC1.

Using system-config-soundcard, the sound card is detected as an intel 
82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio.  When I click on the button to play a sound, 
nothing comes out.  If I run xmms to try to play a *.wav file, it runs 
as if everything is fine, but nothing comes out.  I unplugged and 
replugged the speaker cable in the back of the PC, but to no avail.  If 
I run KsCD, it runs as if everything is working, but nothing comes out. 
  As I said before, this hardware worked fine under FC1.

The modules loaded are:
-----
Module                  Size  Used by
snd_seq                39440  0
snd_pcm_oss            40740  0
loop                   10760  0
nfs                   142912  0
lockd                  47944  1 nfs
sunrpc                101064  3 nfs,lockd
snd_mixer_oss          13824  1 snd_pcm_oss
nls_cp437               5376  0
vfat                   10496  0
fat                    33472  1 vfat
sr_mod                 13348  0
nls_utf8                1536  0
snd_intel8x0           26280  0
snd_ac97_codec         50436  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm                68872  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0
snd_timer              17156  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          7940  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
gameport                3328  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_mpu401_uart         4864  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_rawmidi            17184  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device          6152  2 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd                    38372  10 
snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore               6112  1 snd
r128                   72368  2
vmnet                  25360  10
vmmon                  41912  5
ipv6                  184288  14
parport_pc             19392  1
lp                      8236  0
parport                29640  2 parport_pc,lp
autofs                 11392  5
3c59x                  30376  0
floppy                 47440  0
sg                     27552  0
microcode               4768  0
dm_mod                 33184  0
uhci_hcd               23708  0
ext3                  102376  3
jbd                    40216  1 ext3
aic7xxx               135864  1
sd_mod                 16384  2
scsi_mod               91344  4 sr_mod,sg,aic7xxx,sd_mod
-----
The "Infocenter" settings for the sound card are:
-----
Sound Driver: 3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.4rc2 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux <hostname> 2.6.5-1.358 #1 Sat May 8 09:04:50 EDT 2004 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:
Intel 82801BA-ICH2 at 0xc800, irq 10

Audio devices:
0: Intel 82801BA-ICH2 (DUPLEX)

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:
7: system timer

Mixers:
0: Analog Devices AD1885
-----
When I do a "ps ax | grep arts" I get:

  9648 pts/41   S      0:00 /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 15 -m 
artsmessage -c drkonqi -l 3 -f

When I kill /usr/bin/artsd then restart it using "/usr/bin/artsd -F 10 
-S 4096 -s 15 -m artsmessage -c drkonqi -l 3 -f" I get:
-----
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: 
Broken pipe
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: 
Broken pipe
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: 
Broken pipe
-----

In /dev/snd the devices are:
-----
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   0 Feb 23 16:02 controlC0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  32 Feb 23 16:02 controlC1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  64 Feb 23 16:02 controlC2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  96 Feb 23 16:02 controlC3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   4 Feb 23 16:02 hwC0D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   5 Feb 23 16:02 hwC0D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   6 Feb 23 16:02 hwC0D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   7 Feb 23 16:02 hwC0D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  36 Feb 23 16:02 hwC1D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  37 Feb 23 16:02 hwC1D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  38 Feb 23 16:02 hwC1D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  39 Feb 23 16:02 hwC1D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  68 Feb 23 16:02 hwC2D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  69 Feb 23 16:02 hwC2D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  70 Feb 23 16:02 hwC2D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  71 Feb 23 16:02 hwC2D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 100 Feb 23 16:02 hwC3D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 101 Feb 23 16:02 hwC3D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 102 Feb 23 16:02 hwC3D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 103 Feb 23 16:02 hwC3D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   8 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   9 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  10 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  11 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  12 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D4
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  13 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D5
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  14 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D6
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  15 Feb 23 16:02 midiC0D7
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  40 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  41 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  42 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  43 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  44 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D4
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  45 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D5
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  46 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D6
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  47 Feb 23 16:02 midiC1D7
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  72 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  73 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  74 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  75 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  76 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D4
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  77 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D5
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  78 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D6
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  79 Feb 23 16:02 midiC2D7
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 104 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D0
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 105 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D1
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 106 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D2
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 107 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D3
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 108 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D4
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 109 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D5
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 110 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D6
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 111 Feb 23 16:02 midiC3D7
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  24 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D0c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  16 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D0p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  25 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D1c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  17 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D1p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  26 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D2c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  18 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D2p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  27 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D3c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  19 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D3p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  28 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D4c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  20 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D4p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  29 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D5c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  21 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D5p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  30 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D6c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  22 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D6p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  31 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D7c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  23 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC0D7p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  56 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D0c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  48 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D0p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  57 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D1c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  49 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D1p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  58 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D2c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  50 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D2p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  59 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D3c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  51 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D3p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  60 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D4c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  52 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D4p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  61 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D5c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  53 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D5p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  62 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D6c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  54 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D6p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  63 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D7c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  55 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC1D7p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  88 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D0c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  80 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D0p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  89 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D1c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  81 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D1p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  90 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D2c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  82 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D2p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  91 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D3c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  83 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D3p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  92 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D4c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  84 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D4p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  93 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D5c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  85 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D5p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  94 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D6c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  86 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D6p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  95 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D7c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  87 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC2D7p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 120 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D0c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 112 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D0p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 121 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D1c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 113 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D1p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 122 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D2c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 114 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D2p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 123 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D3c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 115 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D3p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 124 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D4c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 116 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D4p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 125 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D5c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 117 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D5p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 126 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D6c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 118 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D6p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 127 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D7c
crw-------  1 crosson root 116, 119 Feb 23 16:02 pcmC3D7p
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,   1 Feb 23 16:02 seq
crw-------  1 crosson root 116,  33 Feb 23 16:02 timer
-----

In /dev there is only
-----
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 Jun  2 14:40 snd
crw-------  1 root root 14, 6 Feb 23 16:02 sndstat
-----


Anyone have any ideas what's going on?  Thanks.

Bob Crosson
rcrosson at nist.gov





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