On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:06:58 -0400 David Rosenstrauch <darose@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 10/09/2009 10:00 AM, Thiago Varela wrote: > > Hi, > > > > After yesterday's update I can't get any sound off my box anymore :-( > > I tried mpd, xine, mplayer and youtube in firefox, and all of them are completely silent. > > Looked in alsamixer and the master volume is in the appropriate level, also the respective modules seem to be loaded > > and ok. > > > Anyone got any pointers? > > Couple of things to check: > > * has one of the channels (e.g., master, PCM, front) been muted? Ha! The PCM channel was muted! When I first looked into alsamixer I overlooked the little "MM" under the volume bar of the PCM channel (IMO the mute indicator should be less discrete :-) > * has one of the channels (e.g., PCM, front) been set to volume 0? > * is the snd_pcsp module loaded? (lsmod | grep snd_pcsp) If so, unload > it, and set it to not load in your rc.conf. (That's been known to > interfere with other sound modules.) > * are any of the "Analog Loopback" switches turned on? If so, turn them > off, as they can disable sound. (I tore my hair out over that one for > quite a while.) > > HTH, > > DR Thanks! -- Thiago Varela
