Sorry Bill, here are the infos... Fabrício Nihues wrote: > I'm looking for a solution to the "USB 6 Channel 5.1 PCI External Sound Card PC > Laptop A14" from ebay, i've bought one too, it show up as usb-audio like cm106, > I can play but can't hear anything... > > The chip is a C-media 6206 and inside the .ini of the win drivers it says CM106 as > driver... so it should work but something is missing or need to be changed for > this card. Example: http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-6-Channel-5-1-PCI-External-Sound-Card-PC-Laptop-A14_W0QQitemZ160284015210QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item160284015210&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 I've selected the sound card to play already, i'm a 4 years user of gentoo so it's not a problem, right now using fedora 10 without pulseaudio and alsa-driver 1.0.19. Already tried using audacious playing hw:1,0 (or 0.0 if card goes to 1st device) with alsa output trying too hear but nothing aplay with various combinations don't get sound too the funny thing is when not playing; cat /proc/asound/card1/pcm0p/sub0/status closed cat /proc/asound/card1/stream0 USB Sound Device at usb-0000:00:02.0-2, full speed : USB Audio Playback: Status: Stop Interface 1 Altset 1 Format: 0x2 Channels: 8 Endpoint: 6 OUT (ADAPTIVE) Rates: 44100, 48000 (there are more outputs but for example the 1st only) playing: cat /proc/asound/card1/pcm0p/sub0/status state: RUNNING trigger_time: 1134.777225355 tstamp : 1377.123626528 delay : 21696 avail : 354 avail_max : 4411 ----- hw_ptr : 10690194 appl_ptr : 10711890 cat /proc/asound/card1/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params access: RW_INTERLEAVED format: S16_LE subformat: STD channels: 2 rate: 44100 (44100/1) period_size: 4410 buffer_size: 22050 cat /proc/asound/card1/stream0 USB Sound Device at usb-0000:00:02.0-2, full speed : USB Audio Playback: Status: Running Interface = 1 Altset = 2 URBs = 8 [ 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ] Packet Size = 196 Momentary freq = 44100 Hz (0x2c.199a) but no sound at all DMESG: usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice input: USB Sound Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.3/input/input15 input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.00 Device [USB Sound Device ] on usb-0000:00:02.0-2 usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0102 usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 3-2: Product: USB Sound Device usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio LSUSB: Bus 001 Device 020: ID 0d8c:0102 C-Media Electronics, Inc. CM106 Like Sound Device ls -l /dev/snd total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Abr 7 13:23 ./ drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4720 Abr 7 13:48 ../ crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 0 Abr 7 13:22 controlC0 crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 32 Abr 7 13:23 controlC1 crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 4 Abr 7 13:22 hwC0D0 crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 7 Abr 7 13:22 hwC0D3 crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 24 Abr 7 13:22 pcmC0D0c crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 16 Abr 7 13:38 pcmC0D0p crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 17 Abr 7 13:22 pcmC0D1p crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 19 Abr 7 13:22 pcmC0D3p crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 56 Abr 7 13:23 pcmC1D0c crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 48 Abr 7 13:48 pcmC1D0p crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 1 Abr 7 13:22 seq crw-rw----+ 1 root root 116, 33 Abr 7 13:22 timer cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia HDA NVidia at 0xfbf78000 irq 10 1 [default ]: USB-Audio - USB Sound Device USB Sound Device at usb-0000:00:02.0-2, full speed aplay -l (only usb card) card 1: default [USB Sound Device ], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 aplay -L (only usb card) USB Sound Device , USB Audio Default Audio Device front:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio Front speakers surround40:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=default,DEV=0 USB Sound Device , USB Audio IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output I've already tryed a patch but didn't worked too http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11899/ It's the same USB ID of my card but different chipset... I'm looking for solutions... thanks! ___________________ Fabrício Nihues 2009/4/7 Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > You tell us almost nothing. Including not telling us which usb audio adapter > you have. What drivers are you loading.(post the contencts of > /etc/modprobe.conf and of the relevant sound files in /etc/modprobe.d) > Tell us exactly. Tell us what is in > /dev/snd > (ls -l /dev/snd) > HOw did you try to get sound out? Do you have pulseaudio running? (kill it > for > now). Do you have more than one sound card? How did you try to choose the > usb one rather thant he on-board one, etc. The more information you give the > greater the chance of help. > On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Vedran MiletiÄ~G wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Fabrício Nihues >> <fabricio.nihues@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, I've searched the forums, i've found the existense of >>> alsa-usbstream package... installed it but didn't resolve, I'm still >>> without sound, Already tried every majos distro around, including >>> Ubuntu and Fedora Beta/Alpha but still no sound, only a "pop" when the >>> driver are loaded. >>> >>> Tried resampling but didn't worked. >>> >>> Tried the optical out too but no sound too or analog. >>> >>> >>> ___________________ >>> Fabrício Nihues >>> >>> >>> >>> 2009/3/20 <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>>> >>>> I searched the suse website and there is a post there regarding some >>>> things to do to get usb sound working. Sorry to be so vague, but I'm away >>>> from my desktop. Seach the opensuse forum. >>>> >>>> When I get back, I willtry yo find the post. >>>> . >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Fabrício Nihues fabricio.nihues@xxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:50:22 >>>> To: <alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Subject: Re: USB audio adapters (CM6206 chip) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello! >>>> >>>> I've tried Opensuse 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 and no sound... same as others >>>> distro, >>>> it show as usb Audio, I get all channels (one Left ad Right and another >>>> with 6 >>>> channels LF) in mixers, but no sound at all. The only sound is a "pop" >>>> when the >>>> module start first time... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are >>>> powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and >>>> easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based >>>> development >>>> software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. >>>> Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Alsa-user mailing list >>>> Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: >>> High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. >>> Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Alsa-user mailing list >>> Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user >>> >> >> Optical isn't supported even on supported C-Media USB, so it would be >> quite optimistic to expect it to work here. So, anyway... I'm not sure >> who is working on C-Media USB stuff, but I'm pretty sure that support >> would already exists if it was so simple and specs were available. >> >> Regards, >> >> Vedran Miletić >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: >> High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. >> Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com >> _______________________________________________ >> Alsa-user mailing list >> Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user >> > > -- > William G. 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