I think I share Giuliano's skepticism here, because I do dual boot with Windoze XP, & the audio/midi functions OK... but doing as Arthur, etc., suggest seems something to try, so I will. I'll try another 'dmesg' command after the operation (if necessary), & I'll let it be known, just as soon as I find out... Thanks for suggestions... Henry > Nope, messages about your SATA controller are not useful in the case:( > > Anyone else on the list has any ideas ? > > On 03/13/2011 11:17 AM, Arthur Marsh wrote: > Henry W. Peters wrote, on 11/03/11 14:50: > >> >> On 03/10/2011 06:09 PM, Giuliano Pochini wrote: >> >>> The bug I told you was about volume control. This is a completely different >>> thing. And this is strange because the listed hw params are fine. Did the >>> kernel write anything interesting in the logs ? Try "dmesg" right after >>> the failed aplay. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Hard to say if this is the whole of the output, as the 'dmesg' part was >> cut off of it (i.e., at the top) by the terminal. But in any case, this >> is what I got after doing the 'aplay' as you suggested. >> >> Regards, >> Henry >> >> >> >> [ 770.072069] ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) >> [ 770.128291] ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100 >> [ 770.129025] ata4: EH complete >> [ 772.003253] ata4.00: exception Emask 0x100 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 >> [ 772.003278] ata4: hard resetting link >> [ 772.320073] ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) >> [ 772.376259] ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100 >> [ 772.376975] ata4: EH complete >> > [edit] > > This looks like a SATA cable problem, that can cause further problems if > you are building software or installing packages. > > Shut down the pc including removing the power cord, take static > electricity precautions (at a minimum ground your hands against metal > parts of the pc case), then remove and re-seat the sata cable both at > the the hard disk end and at the motherboard end. > > Arthur. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > for your organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
