Suse Linux and sound problem

Xterminator

Hi,

Just installed suse 7.3.

the autodetect determined it is an AC97 audio chip, which is correct. It installed a driver.

When I use the Gui to got into the 'control panel' there hardware is kisted and a driver installed

The machine has a on board AC97 sound chip on an intel 815 motherboard.

But i've got no sound. Now Im very new to Linux, and if anyone can assist me , or even pint me in the right direction it would be appriciated.

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sisob

try fiddling with the mixer.

Sometimes the sound is muted

Mark

Typedef

Open a terminal

Type ps -U Typedef(replacing typedef with your login id)
find the line that says artsd
get it's pid
type kill pidnumber
try running something to do with le sound card now

else
if it is not a sound daemon issue,
su to root
type
lsmod
see if you have the ac_97 codec, sound and intel8x0 module loaded if not try adding the modules in the order listed above.

If we assume you are root and have not compiled a custom kernel and the above are missing
type modprobe ac97(could be ac_97) type modprobe sound then type modprobe intel8x0, kill any and all processes ending with the letteres sd or(sound daemon) next try to play some kind of audio.

If all modules are installed try the fix at the top of the post again.

It might help if you were to start something like xmms from the command line in kde so you could debug any error messages that are arising.
/or something\

scojones

run kmix and put all the levels up till you hear something. On suse sound is sometimes mute by default. depending on the drivers anyway (alsa..ect)

sisob

Originally posted by Typedef


Type ps -U Typedef(replacing typedef with your login id)
find the line that says artsd
get it's pid
type kill pidnumber
try running something to do with le sound card now

people just love to do things the hard way ;-)

could just do a killall artsd

moist

Originally posted by sisob


people just love to do things the hard way ;-)

could just do a killall artsd

Don't get too used to killall, it does different things on different boxes...

from killall(1M) on sol8:
<quote>
killall terminates all processes with open files so that the
mounted file systems will be unbusied and can be unmounted.
</quote>

so if you run " killall blah " on a solaris box as root
it will kill everything not just blah.

Typedef

Originally posted by sisob


people just love to do things the hard way ;-)

could just do a killall artsd

Heathonous non pid number process killer! Lecharous wretch.

Looks around...... he's not watching me..... it must be good

Xterminator

^Thanks guys , Ill give it a shot 2nite, and let u know ..

X