ALC655 Sound problem

[david walcroft]

gary wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 15:46 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
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>>gary wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 12:28 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
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>>>>gary wrote:
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>>>>>On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 10:40 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
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>>>>>>gary wrote:
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>>>>>>>On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 16:45 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
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>>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>>I cannot get sound from mplayer, sound in KDE,streaming audio (xmms), 
>>>>>>>>Sound card detection works but mplayer is mute with the error:-
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Checking audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
>>>>>>>>AF_pre: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
>>>>>>>>Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
>>>>>>>>Audio: no sound
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>How do you 'open/initialize' a sound device.
>>>>>>>>The chip is an 'RealTek ALC655 (VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks   david
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Go to mplayer>preferences>audio - try alsa or oss
>>>>>>>                 -- gary
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>>>>>>gary,
>>>>>> I tried oss before and did not work,now this morning it is,
>>>>>>still no alsa which is the sound sys I wont working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks  david
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>>>>>Make sure you have all necessary alsa packages - guessing the reboot,
>>>>>and sound being reloaded helped. ??  You can also add "ao=alsa to your
>>>>>mplayer.config.   --gary
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>>>>This is getting weird,after running a .wvm via mplayer theres no sound 
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>>>>from oss,then the desktop freezes. I cannot run bash history with 
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>>>>up/down keys and needs log out /log in to revive the desktop.
>>>>I think it's a udev problem not giving correct perms,this I know little off.
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>>>>   Thanks david
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>>> Try a different kernel - I've gone back to 2.6.13-1.1532  --gary
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>>Tried kernels back to 1369 and no alsa sound,it has to be perms 
>>somewhere,I mean 'oss' works why not alsa.
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>>     david
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>  Because of freeze ups, I suggested changing kernels -- only alsa locks
>  up ? From a recent topic - I suggested , make sure your speakers are
> plugged into the digital output. I've had to move mine after installing
> fc4 + alsa.  --gary
> 
>  ps - Just downloaded the new kernel - so far so good.
> 
No, my speakers are right,need someone who knows perms for this to be fixed.

    david