On Sat, 12 Feb 2011, James Shatto wrote: >> $ sudo dpkg -l '*alsa*' >> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold >> | >> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend >> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) >> ||/ Name Version >> Description >> +++-====================================-====================================-======================================================================================== >> un alsa <none> >> (no description available) >> ii alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4 >> ALSA driver configuration files >> ii alsa-firmware-loaders 1.0.23-3ubuntu1 >> ALSA software loaders for specific hardware >> ii alsa-oss 1.0.17-4 >> ALSA wrapper for OSS applications >> ii alsa-source 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4 >> ALSA driver sources >> ii alsa-tools 1.0.23-3ubuntu1 >> Console based ALSA utilities for specific hardware >> ii alsa-tools-gui 1.0.23-3ubuntu1 >> GUI based ALSA utilities for specific hardware >> ii alsa-utils 1.0.23-2ubuntu3.4 >> Utilities for configuring and using ALSA >> ii alsamixergui 0.9.0rc2-1-9 >> graphical soundcard mixer for ALSA soundcard driver >> ii bluez-alsa 4.69-0ubuntu2 >> Bluetooth audio support >> ii gnome-alsamixer 0.9.7~cvs.20060916.ds.1-2 >> ALSA sound mixer for GNOME >> ii gstreamer0.10-alsa 0.10.30-2 >> GStreamer plugin for ALSA >> un libsdl1.2debian-alsa <none> >> (no description available) >> >> Looks like there's some problem with alsa :( How to fix this? > > Well there's the old school ways. When all else fails, re-install. > Fortunately in linux that's not as dreaded as it sounds > > > $ sudo dpkg --purge --force-all alsa alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders > alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergui It is a problem with the modules, which are part of the kernel, not with the alsa hangers on. He needs to remove and reinstall his kernel-- or follow the directions for compiling the alsa modules very very carefully. > > (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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > -- William G. Unruh | Canadian Institute for| Tel: +1(604)822-3273 Physics&Astronomy | Advanced Research | Fax: +1(604)822-5324 UBC, Vancouver,BC | Program in Cosmology | unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Canada V6T 1Z1 | and Gravity | www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
