Re: [gentoo-laptop] noob: alsa configured ... but no sound. (alsamixer: Master disappeared)

[Andreas Burghardt <a-burghardt@gmx.de>]

Thank you very much for your attention Erick,

is this the right mailing-list for alsa problems? hmmm, I dont know... I
changed the subject a little bit.

On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:38 +0200, Erick M wrote:
> ahhh first clue..
> 
> well you should have something like the png ive attached. The first
> sound controler on the left is the master.
> 
> now, the right question is: why would the master controler in
> alsamixer disappear? I have personnally no idea, but the answer will
> solve your problem.. 
> 
> On 5/22/06, Andreas Burghardt <a-burghardt@gmx.de> wrote:
>         Hello Erik,
>         
>         how no unmute/mute a card? there is no 'master' in
>         alsamixer ... there
>         is only 'pcm', 'Front','Line', ...
>         
>         
>         
>         On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:22 +0200, Erick M wrote:
>         > first thought:
>         > 
>         > have you unmute your card?
>         > if no, use alsamixer from alsa-utils to unmute the 'master'
>         and 'pcm'
>         >
>         > hope it helps
>         >
>         > On 5/22/06, Andreas Burghardt <a-burghardt@gmx.de> wrote:
>         >         Hello everyone,
>         >
>         >         I'm new to gentoo and in general to linux too. I
>         newly
>         >         configured alsa
>         >         and it seems to work:
>         > 
>         >
>         >         # cat /proc/asound/cards
>         >         0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
>         >                               HDA Intel at 0xd000c000 irq 17
>         >
>         >         # cat /proc/asound/pcm 
>         >         00-01: ALC260 Digital : ALC260 Digital : playback 1
>         >         00-00: ALC260 Analog : ALC260 Analog : playback 1 :
>         capture 1
>         >
>         >
>         >         # cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
>         >         Sound Driver: 3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.11rc2
>         emulation code)
>         >         Kernel: Linux bingung 2.6.16-gentoo-r7 #9 SMP
>         PREEMPT Mon May
>         >         22
>         >         11:20:39 CEST 2006 i686
>         >         Config options: 0
>         >
>         >         Installed drivers:
>         >         Type 10: ALSA emulation
>         >
>         >         Card config:
>         >         HDA Intel at 0xd000c000 irq 17
>         >
>         >         Audio devices:
>         >         0: ALC260 Analog (DUPLEX) 
>         >
>         >         Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
>         >
>         >         Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
>         >
>         >         Timers:
>         >         7: system timer
>         >
>         >         Mixers:
>         >         0: Realtek ALC260
>         >
>         >         Now I still don't here anything! Is there an option
>         in the
>         >         kernel to
>         >         make the speakers of my notebook (Extensa 6700)
>         work?
>         >         alsamixer is 
>         >         already configured ... noting is muted and it seems
>         to work
>         >         fine too!
>         >
>         >         I would be very thankfull if anybody could help me.
>         >
>         >         Regards,
>         >
>         >            Andreas Burghardt
>         >
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