Hi Nigel, thanks for the answer answer. Nigel Henry wrote: [...] > > Hi Gerd. Sorry for the slow reply. So the snd-hda-intel module is loaded for > the sound component on your new graphics card, and the snd-intel8x0 module is > loaded for the onboard soundcard. > > What do you get when typing alsamixer on the command line. Just typing > alsamixer should give you the default card "card0", but I've seen that you > may have to type alsamixer -c0 to get the default mixer settings. If your > cat /proc/asound/cards shows card0 as the onboard soundcard (snd-intel8x0), > then either just typing alsamixer, or alsamixer -c0 will bring up the mixer > settings for the onboard soundcard. > > Typing alsamixer -c1 should bring up the settings for the sound component on > the graphics card (snd-hda-intel). From what I saw on the pastebin file that > you posted previously, the snd-hda-intel module was loaded, but according to > to the amixer output only for digital audio output from the graphics card, > and that was set to "off". > For card 0, everything seems to be okay, for the sound module on the graphics card no driver is loaded any longer, so alsamixer does not see it. > I also don't know which desktop you are using. I use KDE, and have had > problems with the volume control in the panel. This control has options for > which soundcard you want to use it for. > > On KDE you can right click on the loudspeaker icon in the panel, and select > the soundcard that you want this control to use as master volume. Just a > thought on that one. Yes, everything seems all right. > > Personally, as you've only had these problems since installing the new > graphics card, the first thing I'd do is remove the new graphics card, and > see if you can get your ac97 onboard sounds working again. > Somewhat difficult, because e I gave it away :-( > I don't know if you tried blacklisting snd-hda-intel, or setting the line > in /etc/modprobe.conf as below > install snd-hda-intel /bin/true > As said, the module isn'tloaded any more after the reinstall of my mandriva-2008, the hardware detection simple signals an unknown device - that's strange... > It's worth a try if the card is still installed. > > I'm sort of running out of suggestions. Perhaps someone else may offer some > help. > > Sorry for not being able to offer more positive help. > You helped a lot! I will go on trying and as soon as I know something new or succeed in reactivating sound, I will post it. Gerd -- ------------------------------------------------------ -- Gerd Schering, Email: Schering@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
