On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 22:50, James Shatto <wwwshadow7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Fortunately in linux that's not as dreaded as it soundsWell there's the old school ways. When all else fails, re-install.
$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-all alsa alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders
alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergui
(removes the packages)
$ sudo apt-get install alsa alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders alsa-oss
alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergui
(puts them back)
HTH,
- James
$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-all alsa alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergu
[sudo] password for mszynisz:
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove alsa which isn't installed.
(Reading database ... 231969 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing alsa-base ...
Purging configuration files for alsa-base ...
Removing alsa-firmware-loaders ...
Removing alsa-oss ...
Purging configuration files for alsa-oss ...
Removing alsa-source ...
Purging configuration files for alsa-source ...
Removing alsa-tools ...
Removing alsa-tools-gui ...
Purging configuration files for alsa-tools-gui ...
Removing alsa-utils ...
Purging configuration files for alsa-utils ...
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove alsamixergu which isn't installed.
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Processing triggers for python-support ...
$ sudo apt-get install alsa alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergui
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'alsa-base' instead of 'alsa'
alsamixergui is already the newest version.
Suggested packages:
apmd oss-compat kernel-package
The following NEW packages will be installed:
alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools
alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/5,554kB of archives.
After this operation, 7,987kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-base.
(Reading database ... 231730 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking alsa-base (from .../alsa-base_1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-oss.
Unpacking alsa-oss (from .../alsa-oss_1.0.17-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-source.
Unpacking alsa-source (from .../alsa-source_1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-utils.
Unpacking alsa-utils (from .../alsa-utils_1.0.23-2ubuntu3.4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-firmware-loaders.
Unpacking alsa-firmware-loaders (from .../alsa-firmware-loaders_1.0.23-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-tools.
Unpacking alsa-tools (from .../alsa-tools_1.0.23-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package alsa-tools-gui.
Unpacking alsa-tools-gui (from .../alsa-tools-gui_1.0.23-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Setting up alsa-base (1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4) ...
Setting up alsa-oss (1.0.17-4) ...
Setting up alsa-source (1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4) ...
Setting up alsa-utils (1.0.23-2ubuntu3.4) ...
grep: /proc/asound/cards: No such file or directory
grep: /proc/asound/cards: No such file or directory
Setting up alsa-firmware-loaders (1.0.23-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up alsa-tools (1.0.23-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up alsa-tools-gui (1.0.23-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for menu ...
Though I think that those two "No such file or directory" notices are no good...
And after the reboot... surprise surprise... nothing works :(((
Does that mean that we run out of options? :(
Please help!
Best,
mszynisz
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