From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050922 Fedora/1.0.7-1.1.fc4 Firefox/1.0.7 Description of problem: My system is fully updated. I am running the most current kernel - 2.6.14, but no kernel released for FC4 has fixed this problem. I had no problems with this in FC3. The system is aware of my sound card, an integrated VIA 82xx. When the system comes up, the sound is muted. When the sound is un-muted, no sound is heard. To get sound to work, the soundcard detection utility is run. The sound works fine after this every time. However, when the system is shut down, it "forgets" any configuration that was made by this utility. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Reboot system 2.Try to play any sound 3.Run Soundcard Detection utility 4.Sound plays fine Actual Results: Sound works Expected Results: Soundcard should only have to be detected one time. Additional info:
Do you have any /etc/asound.state file? Could you attach it?
/etc/asound.state : state.V8237 { control.1 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Switch' value true } control.2 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Volume' value.0 23 value.1 23 } control.3 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Center Playback Switch' value false } control.4 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Center Playback Volume' value 31 } control.5 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'LFE Playback Switch' value false } control.6 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'LFE Playback Volume' value 0 } control.7 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 2 iface MIXER name 'Surround Playback Switch' value.0 false value.1 false } control.8 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'PC Speaker Playback Switch' value false } control.9 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'PC Speaker Playback Volume' value 0 } control.10 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Switch' value false } control.11 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.12 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Mic Boost (+20dB)' value false } control.13 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Switch' value false } control.14 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.15 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Switch' value false } control.16 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.17 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Video Playback Switch' value false } control.18 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Video Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.19 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Switch' value false } control.20 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.21 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Switch' value true } control.22 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 2 comment.item.0 Mic comment.item.1 CD comment.item.2 Video comment.item.3 Aux comment.item.4 Line comment.item.5 Mix comment.item.6 'Mix Mono' comment.item.7 Phone iface MIXER name 'Capture Source' value.0 Mic value.1 Mic } control.23 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Capture Switch' value true } control.24 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'Capture Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.25 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Mix comment.item.1 Mic iface MIXER name 'Mono Output Select' value Mix } control.26 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Mic1 comment.item.1 Mic2 iface MIXER name 'Mic Select' value Mic1 } control.27 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 2 iface MIXER name 'Side Playback Switch' value.0 false value.1 false } control.28 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Side Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.29 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Front comment.item.1 Side comment.item.2 Center/LFE comment.item.3 Rear iface MIXER name 'Side Playback Route' value Front } control.30 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'External Amplifier' value true } control.31 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Input1 comment.item.1 Input2 iface MIXER name 'Input Source Select' value Input1 } control.32 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Input1 comment.item.1 Input2 iface MIXER name 'Input Source Select' index 1 value Input1 } control.33 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Volume' value.0 27 value.1 27 } }
After running soundcard detection utility: /etc/asound.state : state.V8237 { control.1 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Switch' value true } control.2 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Volume' value.0 23 value.1 23 } control.3 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Center Playback Switch' value false } control.4 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Center Playback Volume' value 31 } control.5 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'LFE Playback Switch' value false } control.6 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'LFE Playback Volume' value 0 } control.7 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 2 iface MIXER name 'Surround Playback Switch' value.0 false value.1 false } control.8 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'PC Speaker Playback Switch' value false } control.9 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'PC Speaker Playback Volume' value 0 } control.10 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Switch' value false } control.11 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.12 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Mic Boost (+20dB)' value false } control.13 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Switch' value false } control.14 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.15 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Switch' value false } control.16 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.17 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Video Playback Switch' value false } control.18 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Video Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.19 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Switch' value false } control.20 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.21 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Switch' value true } control.22 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 2 comment.item.0 Mic comment.item.1 CD comment.item.2 Video comment.item.3 Aux comment.item.4 Line comment.item.5 Mix comment.item.6 'Mix Mono' comment.item.7 Phone iface MIXER name 'Capture Source' value.0 Mic value.1 Mic } control.23 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Capture Switch' value true } control.24 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'Capture Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.25 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Mix comment.item.1 Mic iface MIXER name 'Mono Output Select' value Mix } control.26 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Mic1 comment.item.1 Mic2 iface MIXER name 'Mic Select' value Mic1 } control.27 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 2 iface MIXER name 'Side Playback Switch' value.0 false value.1 false } control.28 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Side Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.29 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Front comment.item.1 Side comment.item.2 Center/LFE comment.item.3 Rear iface MIXER name 'Side Playback Route' value Front } control.30 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'External Amplifier' value true } control.31 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Input1 comment.item.1 Input2 iface MIXER name 'Input Source Select' value Input1 } control.32 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Input1 comment.item.1 Input2 iface MIXER name 'Input Source Select' index 1 value Input1 } control.33 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Volume' value.0 27 value.1 27 } }
Could you please attach output of "amixer" when sound works?
Sorry the reply took so long - the computer suffered a melt-down. Here is the output of amixer: Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [on] Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [on] Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Surround',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Surround Jack Mode',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Center',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [off] Simple mixer control 'LFE',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Line',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'CD',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Front Left: Capture [on] Front Right: Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Video',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Phone',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Output',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 3 Mono: 3 [100%] Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 15 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Aux',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mono Output Select',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [on] Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Mix',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Duplicate Front',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Input Source Select',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Input Source Select',1 Capabilities: Mono:
What do you have in /proc/asound/version and which version of alsa-lib and alsa-utils do you use? It looks like alsactl doesn't store all controls properly. If you have the latest drivers, you may use alsa-lib and alsa-utils from devel (1.0.10 is there).
/proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12 08:13:09 2005 UTC) I am not sure how to figure out what versions of alsa-lib and alsa-utils I have... doing a find, it seems that it might be 1.0.9rf-2 for alsa-lib and alsa-utils
I downloaded the alsa packages from updates... 1.0.10rf-1.i386... When I try to install them, I get complaints for libc.so.6(glibc_2.4) and udev. I downloaded udev from updates as well, but am not sure where to find libc.so... if it is glibc_2.4, this is not in updates... the most recent version in updates is 2.3.xx... Any ideas?
You can download src.rpm packages from devel branch: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/SRPMS/ Recompile them: rpmbuild --rebuild alsa-lib.xxx.src.rpm rpmbuild --rebuild alsa-utils.xxx.src.rpm and install them (usually from /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/...)
Could you check the latest update (alsa-lib, alsa-utils) for FC4?
Neither with the source or package method was I able to get everything installed. The compilier and yum complained about glibc. In attemptng to fix it, I removed some of the packages... It turns out that yum can "intelligently" remove packages but it is not so good at "intelligently" reinstalling them... The system is on ice while I evaluate what I am going to do going forward. Thank you very much with your help martin.
Some how-to for the latest alsa-driver and FC4 is here: http://people.redhat.com/stransky/alsa/
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