Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-28 Thread b.n.
Dan Farrell ha scritto: > If you change the alsa driver source ,you may want to uninstall, then > reinstall alsa-utils after clearing /etc/asound.state. > > But i do think Hans is onto something here... Solved. It was actually a very mundane hardware issue (cables). And yes, Hans is right. At

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-28 Thread Dan Farrell
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:54:23 +0200 Hans-Werner Hilse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:03:55 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > What concerns me is that alsamixer nevers shows a volume control on > > Master anymore, and amixer says: > > > > Simple mixer co

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-22 Thread b.n.
Hans-Werner Hilse ha scritto: > Hi, > > On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:05:59 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Managed to install alsa-driver (the unstable ones were needed). >> Nothing changes, except that now PCM has no volume bar, too. > > Sorry, I'm now left to some shots in the dark: Re-

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-22 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:05:59 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Managed to install alsa-driver (the unstable ones were needed). > Nothing changes, except that now PCM has no volume bar, too. Sorry, I'm now left to some shots in the dark: Re-emerge alsa-libs and alsa-utils, too? There

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-21 Thread b.n.
Hans-Werner Hilse ha scritto: > Hi, > > On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:09:39 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> b.n. ha scritto: >>> I think I have to try with the Portage alsa drivers. >> Ok, alsa-driver does not compile. >> Now I feel really lost. > > But the error isn't "I won't compile.",

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-21 Thread brullo nulla
> > b.n. ha scritto: > > > I think I have to try with the Portage alsa drivers. > > > > Ok, alsa-driver does not compile. > > Now I feel really lost. > > But the error isn't "I won't compile.", isn't it? With the information > you provided (not), I'm currently lost, too :-) Yes, I know. But I alre

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-21 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:03:55 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What concerns me is that alsamixer nevers shows a volume control on > Master anymore, and amixer says: > > Simple mixer control 'Master',0 > Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined *<--- no volume/pvolume* > Playback cha

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-21 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:09:39 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > b.n. ha scritto: > > I think I have to try with the Portage alsa drivers. > > Ok, alsa-driver does not compile. > Now I feel really lost. But the error isn't "I won't compile.", isn't it? With the information you provide

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-20 Thread b.n.
b.n. ha scritto: > I think I have to try with the Portage alsa drivers. Ok, alsa-driver does not compile. Now I feel really lost. m. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-20 Thread b.n.
Hans-Werner Hilse ha scritto: > first try setting the control 'IEC958' to "off" for the "Playback" > direction: > $ amixer sset 'IEC958',0 playback off > > if that doesn't work out well, try the settings > - 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0 (can be set to values ranging between > 0-3) > - 'IEC958 Pl

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-20 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:33:49 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 > >> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined > >> Playback channels: Mono > >> Capture channels: Mono > >> Mono: Playback [on] Capture [off] > > Where do you

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-20 Thread b.n.
Hans-Werner Hilse ha scritto: > Hm. That would include playing with those settings: > > Master switch, as you can see, digital output (Playback) is enabled, > digital input (Capture) is disabled: > >> Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 >> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-20 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:37:27 +0200 "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hm, is there a switch for analog vs. digital audio output? The > > screenshot only shows a few controls. > > Yes. Just tried to switch them but nothing changes. Hm. That would include playing with those settings: Mas

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-19 Thread b.n.
b.n. ha scritto: > 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:

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-19 Thread b.n.
Mick ha scritto: > 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? No, it's a purely Linux box since 2004 :) m. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-19 Thread Mick
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] >

[gentoo-user] ALSA hell : master channel permanently at zero volume, no sound

2007-08-19 Thread b.n.
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