Leslie Katz wrote: > Thanks very much for replying so promptly, stan. > > > !!Loaded ALSA modules > !!------------------- > > > > !!Sound Servers on this system > !!---------------------------- > > Pulseaudio: > Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) > Running - No > > ESound Daemon: > Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/esd) > Running - No > > > !!Soundcards recognised by ALSA > !!----------------------------- > > --- no soundcards --- > > > !!PCI Soundcards installed in the system > !!-------------------------------------- > > 00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: NexGen Microsystems Unknown device > 1371 (rev 02) > > > !!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's > !!-------------------------------------------------------- > > 00:0d.0 0401: 1074:1371 (rev 02) > Subsystem: 1074:1371 > > Well, it doesn't look good. It appears that your sound card is not recognized by alsa. Hardware detection finds the device, but doesn't recognize it (that is the NexGen Microsystems Unknown device message). So it doesn't load a device driver. The Ensoniq 1371 has all kinds of references in the driver source, and in fact there is a module dedicated to it (and its brethren) so it isn't like the card shouldn't be recognized. So, what comes to mind for me is a bad connection, especially given the intermittent nature of your problem. I suggest you power off the computer and make sure the card is seated properly. Reboot. If that doesn't fix the problem, try a different PCI slot. It is possible there is a bad connection on the slot you are using. Seems unlikely, but as the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov used to say, 'If you eliminate all the other possibilities, the remaining one has to be the issue'. We hope. ;-) Using that same logic, if this doesn't work, I would suspect a problem with the card, a bad / cracked solder joint somewhere. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
