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keepitsimpleengineer
Asked: 2011-11-23 14:47:54 +0800 CST

Desktop install with Audigy Soundcard - no sound & errors in syslog

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New 11.10 x86 desktop installation

My new install is mute, troubleshooting provides no help but several of these messages appear in the syslog:

Nov 21 10:10:33 WRKSTAx86 pulseaudio[1840]: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write!
Nov 21 10:10:33 WRKSTAx86 pulseaudio[1840]: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver 'snd_emu10k1'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.

Audio worked with 10.4, 10.10. and 11.04 on this system

Is this the show stopper? How do you report a bug to the ALSA developers?

11.10

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I finally figured out what to do by reading a five year old post on linuxquestions.org.

    Apparently there is a problem with system/sound settings which should do this.

    I tried to use gnome-alsamixer, it installed but would not launch. So back to the terminal....

    • Update gnome-alsamixer has been fixed and may be an alternative to this approach.

    First, open a terminal and type in alsamixer

    This screen will open (you may have to install it, the prompt will tell you how)

    Press F6 to select the soundcard...

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    And pick the one you use.... &

    This is now the alsa mixer panel for your card But what is needed is hidden on the FAR side, tab-over several times. Then tab until you find the right one (trial & error) for me it was Audigy A

    [The Item listed at the upper left is helpful]

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    Hitting the M key (M for mute?) toggles on the sound

    MM (muted) <-"m"-> 00 (unmuted)

    You should hear the changes immediately.

    Good luck!

    UPDATE: QasMixer is an advanced ALSA mixer, better for this sort of thing.

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