On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 01:59:40PM -0400, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 11:22:48 -0400 > From: "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.mol...@sbcglobal.net> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Sound Problem > > > 64 bit Debian Wheezy/Testing. I had to reinstall the OS duer to a HD > failure. Sound worked prior to that. > > computation@abnormal:~$ aplay -l > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** > card 0: Solo1 [ESS ES1938 (Solo-1)], device 0: es-1938-1946 [ESS Solo-1] > Subdevices: 2/2 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 > > > When I run speaker-test I get the following: > > computation@abnormal:~$ sudo speaker-test > [sudo] password for computation: > > speaker-test 1.0.25 > > Playback device is default > Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 1 channels > Using 16 octaves of pink noise > Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz) > Buffer size range from 32 to 16384 > Period size range from 32 to 16384 > Using max buffer size 16384 > Periods = 4 > was set period_size = 4096 > was set buffer_size = 16384 > 0 - Front > Left Write error: -5,Input/output
TL;DR -- too much information. Run all commands as root, this will stop permission errors obscuring results. I don't mean using sudo, either. Get out of X before running "speaker-test" That xruns error comes from X? Can you try from a live CD, hopefully, rule out hardware (or software!) Are you sure your card does not require firmware? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130406104049.GA24249@tal
