From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA9531381F3 for ; Mon, 3 Jun 2013 22:48:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D6010E09C6; Mon, 3 Jun 2013 22:48:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ie0-f182.google.com (mail-ie0-f182.google.com [209.85.223.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A0C52E09B2 for ; Mon, 3 Jun 2013 22:47:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ie0-f182.google.com with SMTP id 9so6711262iec.41 for ; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:47:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=gf6MzEUKUK5GBxwSxHKtgFdKUJGEdqFbzg7/RT4uDss=; b=QRm2KihAmXjV6QmtUYeXvR5Ncv6pyPN4sJZlsv6XOGhnBB63Yy5hucLDsSe6FhArJr w8HXpafMzQdfwipgFlDigzlfMyuOxbjoaGOaFW90abExMDRIXgQSQHHPYuF00d2AphyI IPZqUl+sELG9O1P8muhLb+xvf2WrLENoMmPe1U9ZZmdsmoNoaWmQxKtR6jkQjHLQ0D5A lSpVQIuE8QKwRD+fNTtYWyd0TalEzSL5Ykwn77CXkOH8fuMnihlo73OU7Qs+J2oFBzbU RQfDp23lCTEUondyXUjFcsdD6mL8nvJiEMwp7XA+bTHkonqwRqpQjOLng3nU71DVdDFE 0IJQ== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.17.36 with SMTP id l4mr96484igd.100.1370299678839; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:47:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.26.137 with HTTP; Mon, 3 Jun 2013 15:47:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 15:47:58 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality From: Chris Stankevitz To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Archives-Salt: 3571c375-8704-406d-aded-f8c9dde1f658 X-Archives-Hash: 65bb794312de25f155875412c2eb91e4 On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Are you using a self-configured kernel? What sound chip is in your laptop? > What driver are you using? If it's an Intel codec, have you tried enabling > all different variants of that codec in the kernel? Nikos, Thank you for your help. 1. I am using a self-configured kernel (I have been doing this since I installed Gentoo two years ago) 2. My sound card is an Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) 3. I am using the driver CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL 4. I have not tried enabling all intel codec in the kernel, but I will. === While gathering the answers to your questions, I discovered something interesting: 5. /etc/init.d/alsasound was not running 6. Eventhough /etc/init.d/alsasound was not running, I am getting audio (just crappy audio) 7. Eventhough /etc/init.d/alsasound is listed as an rc-update boot service, it still wasn't running 8. While /etc/init.d/alsasound was not running, alsamixer still works 9. If I execute "/etc/init.d/alsasound start", alsasound will start. Sound quality improves but still has low quality. Can anyone explain 6, 7, or 8? Thank you, Chris