> > > > Hello! Earlier today, I upgraded my Debian/Linux box from a MSI KT4AV-L > > > > (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.ph > > > >p?UI D=456 ; VIA VT8235 Chipset with its integrated direct sound AC'97 > > > > audio/RealTek ALC650 6-channel audio) motherboard to an ASUS K8V SE > > > > Deluxe > > > > (http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=235&l1=3&l2=14&l3 > > > >=0 ; ADI AD1980 6-channel CODEC). Everything seems to work except for > > > > the sound. I don't see any errors or anything odd. I just get no audio. > > > > I checked with speakers and headphones. I even booted to Windows on the > > > > same hardware to try ASUS' SoundMAX Audio Driver v5.12.01.3663. It had > > > > no problems so the onboard sound is fine. > > > > > > Try alsamixer ? > > > > Yeah, I did that and kmix (in KDE). Nothing comes out. I also think the > > onboard sound is dectected correctly: > > > > AlsaMixer v1.0.13 > > Card: VIA 8237 > > Chip: Analog Devices AD1980 > > View: [Playback] Capture All > > Item: Master > > > > Does that look right? I know it is VIA and ADI, but don't know about the > > model numbers. > > According to the Alsa soundcard support matrix AD1980 is supported, if I'm > reading it correctly. > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php?vendor=vendor-Analog_Devices#matrix > > What does, cat /proc/asound/cards print? # cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [V8237 ]: VIA8237 - VIA 8237 VIA 8237 with AD1980 at 0xdc00, irq 201 > And the output of, lspci -v (Just the soundcard bit will do) # lspci -v 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 01) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8V Deluxe/K8V-X motherboard Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64 Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] Capabilities: [80] AGP version 3.5 Capabilities: [c0] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [58] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 Memory behind bridge: f8f00000-fd0fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0e00000-f0dfffff Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A8V Deluxe Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 177 Memory at fdd00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K] I/O ports at c800 [size=128] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82559 InBusiness 10/100 (rev 08) Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82559 InBusiness 10/100 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 177 Memory at fdf00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] I/O ports at c400 [size=64] Memory at fde00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] Expansion ROM at fdc00000 [disabled] [size=1M] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Asus) Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 193 Memory at fdb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] I/O ports at c000 [size=256] Expansion ROM at fda00000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data 00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V Deluxe/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 169 I/O ports at e800 [size=8] I/O ports at e400 [size=4] I/O ports at e000 [size=8] I/O ports at d800 [size=4] I/O ports at d400 [size=16] I/O ports at d000 [size=256] Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 169 I/O ports at fc00 [size=16] Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185 I/O ports at ec00 [size=32] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185 I/O ports at b000 [size=32] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185 I/O ports at b400 [size=32] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185 I/O ports at b800 [size=32] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 185 Memory at fd700000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/A8V Deluxe motherboard Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V-X/K8V Deluxe motherboard (ADI AD1980 codec [SoundMAX]) Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 201 I/O ports at dc00 [size=256] Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80) Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 201 I/O ports at 1000 [disabled] [size=256] Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration Flags: fast devsel Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map Flags: fast devsel 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller Flags: fast devsel 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control Flags: fast devsel 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Unknown device 2102 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 177 Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] [virtual] Expansion ROM at fd000000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0 > Also the output from, lsmod | grep snd # lsmod |grep snd snd_seq_dummy 4164 0 snd_seq_oss 29120 0 snd_seq_midi 8544 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7488 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi snd_seq 46224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event snd_via82xx 26328 1 gameport 14920 1 snd_via82xx snd_via82xx_modem 14408 0 snd_ac97_codec 83360 2 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem snd_ac97_bus 2688 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss 39200 0 snd_mixer_oss 15552 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_mpu401_uart 8384 1 snd_via82xx snd_rawmidi 23200 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 8140 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi snd_pcm 68996 4 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 21316 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd 47524 14 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer snd_page_alloc 9928 3 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_pcm soundcore 9568 1 snd > Check also KDE's control centre/sound and multimedia/sound system, and uncheck > the "Enable the sound system" checkbox, which will disable the aRts > soundserver. This is often a problem with cards that are incapable of > handling multiple audio streams. Already disabled. I had problems with them with my last motherboard using its VIA AC97 onboard sound. Either way, I still can't hear audio if I am not in X with play and speaker-test commands. :( They used to work on my old motherboard setup. Speaking of hardware swap, was I supposed to reset something? -- "When you need a helpline for breakfast cereals, it's time to start thinking about tearing down civilization and giving the ants a go." --Chris King in A.S.R. /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phillip (Ant) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / E-mail: philpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ant@xxxxxxxxxx ( ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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