Mandriva 2008: no sound with Audigy [solved]

[Guest jimbobboy]

I have been using the same machine with Mandrake / Mandriva for four years now, and every time I have upgraded, sound card support has been broken. Until now, no problem -- I always back up /etc before I start, and I run alsaconf after rebooting the new install. Usually, alsaconf takes care of it, and when it doesn't, I edit modprobe.conf to look like the last working version. But now, nothing works. I can get the onboard Intel sound chip to work (on one channel), but hours of fruitless effort have failed to get the Audigy card going. Any help will be deeply appreciated. Here's the output of aadebug (apologies for the zillion lines):

 

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ALSA Audio Debug v0.1.0 - Sun Oct 21 17:27:28 MDT 2007

http://alsa.opensrc.org/aadebug

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt

 

Kernel ----------------------------------------------------

Linux localhost 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv #1 SMP Thu Sep 27 04:07:04 CEST 2007 i686 Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz GNU/Linux

 

Loaded Modules --------------------------------------------

snd_seq_midi 6784 0

snd_emu10k1_synth 6976 0

snd_emux_synth 31936 1 snd_emu10k1_synth

snd_seq_virmidi 5952 1 snd_emux_synth

snd_seq_midi_emul 6624 1 snd_emux_synth

snd_seq_dummy 3492 0

snd_seq_oss 29888 0

snd_seq_midi_event 6912 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss

snd_seq 46800 9 snd_seq_midi,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_

eq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event

snd_pcm_oss 37216 0

snd_mixer_oss 14784 1 snd_pcm_oss

snd_emu10k1 133472 2 snd_emu10k1_synth

snd_rawmidi 19456 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1

snd_ac97_codec 96836 1 snd_emu10k1

snd_pcm 69636 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec

snd_seq_device 7276 8 snd_seq_midi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,

nd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi

snd_timer 19652 3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm

snd_page_alloc 8456 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm

snd_util_mem 4256 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1

snd_hwdep 7492 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1

snd 45092 15 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd

emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep

 

Proc Config -----------------------------------------------

CONFIG_SOUND=m

CONFIG_SND=m

CONFIG_SND_TIMER=m

CONFIG_SND_PCM=m

CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m

CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=m

CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=m

CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY=m

CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y

CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m

CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m

CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y

CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y

# CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set

CONFIG_SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API=y

CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS=y

# CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set

# CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set

CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=m

CONFIG_SND_OPL3_LIB=m

CONFIG_SND_OPL4_LIB=m

CONFIG_SND_VX_LIB=m

CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=m

CONFIG_SND_DUMMY=m

CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI=m

CONFIG_SND_MTPAV=m

CONFIG_SND_MTS64=m

CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550=m

CONFIG_SND_MPU401=m

CONFIG_SND_PORTMAN2X4=m

CONFIG_SND_AD1848_LIB=m

CONFIG_SND_CS4231_LIB=m

CONFIG_SND_SB_COMMON=m

CONFIG_SND_SB8_DSP=m

CONFIG_SND_SB16_DSP=m

CONFIG_SND_ADLIB=m

CONFIG_SND_AD1816A=m

CONFIG_SND_AD1848=m

CONFIG_SND_ALS100=m

CONFIG_SND_AZT2320=m

CONFIG_SND_CMI8330=m

CONFIG_SND_CS4231=m

CONFIG_SND_CS4232=m

CONFIG_SND_CS4236=m

CONFIG_SND_DT019X=m

CONFIG_SND_ES968=m

CONFIG_SND_ES1688=m

CONFIG_SND_ES18XX=m

CONFIG_SND_SC6000=m

CONFIG_SND_GUS_SYNTH=m

CONFIG_SND_GUSCLASSIC=m

CONFIG_SND_GUSEXTREME=m

CONFIG_SND_GUSMAX=m

CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE=m

CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE_STB=m

CONFIG_SND_OPL3SA2=m

CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_AD1848=m

CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_CS4231=m

CONFIG_SND_OPTI93X=m

CONFIG_SND_MIRO=m

CONFIG_SND_SB8=m

CONFIG_SND_SB16=m

CONFIG_SND_SBAWE=m

CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP=y

CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y

CONFIG_SND_SGALAXY=m

CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE=m

CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT=m

CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y

CONFIG_SND_AD1889=m

CONFIG_SND_ALS300=m

CONFIG_SND_ALS4000=m

CONFIG_SND_ALI5451=m

CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=m

CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=m

CONFIG_SND_AU8810=m

CONFIG_SND_AU8820=m

CONFIG_SND_AU8830=m

CONFIG_SND_AZT3328=m

CONFIG_SND_BT87X=m

# CONFIG_SND_BT87X_OVERCLOCK is not set

CONFIG_SND_CA0106=m

CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI=m

CONFIG_SND_CS4281=m

CONFIG_SND_CS46XX=m

CONFIG_SND_CS46XX_NEW_DSP=y

CONFIG_SND_CS5530=m

CONFIG_SND_CS5535AUDIO=m

CONFIG_SND_DARLA20=m

CONFIG_SND_GINA20=m

CONFIG_SND_LAYLA20=m

CONFIG_SND_DARLA24=m

CONFIG_SND_GINA24=m

CONFIG_SND_LAYLA24=m

CONFIG_SND_MONA=m

CONFIG_SND_MIA=m

CONFIG_SND_ECHO3G=m

CONFIG_SND_INDIGO=m

CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIO=m

CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJ=m

CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=m

CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1X=m

CONFIG_SND_ENS1370=m

CONFIG_SND_ENS1371=m

CONFIG_SND_ES1938=m

CONFIG_SND_ES1968=m

CONFIG_SND_FM801=m

CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X_BOOL=y

CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X=m

CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m

CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054=y

CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=y

# CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE is not set

CONFIG_SND_HDSP=m

CONFIG_SND_HDSPM=m

CONFIG_SND_ICE1712=m

CONFIG_SND_ICE1724=m

CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0=m

CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M=m

CONFIG_SND_KORG1212=m

CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y

CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3=m

CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y

CONFIG_SND_MIXART=m

CONFIG_SND_NM256=m

CONFIG_SND_PCXHR=m

CONFIG_SND_RIPTIDE=m

CONFIG_SND_RME32=m

CONFIG_SND_RME96=m

CONFIG_SND_RME9652=m

CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES=m

CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT=m

CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX=m

CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM=m

CONFIG_SND_VX222=m

CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI=m

CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y

CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE=y

CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=m

CONFIG_SND_USB_USX2Y=m

CONFIG_SND_USB_CAIAQ=m

# CONFIG_SND_USB_CAIAQ_INPUT is not set

CONFIG_SND_VXPOCKET=m

CONFIG_SND_PDAUDIOCF=m

# CONFIG_SND_SOC is not set

CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME=m

CONFIG_SOUND_TRIDENT=m

CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS=m

CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN=m

CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m

# CONFIG_SOUND_TRACEINIT is not set

# CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP is not set

CONFIG_SOUND_SSCAPE=m

CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI=m

CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX=m

CONFIG_SOUND_MSS=m

CONFIG_SOUND_MPU401=m

CONFIG_SOUND_PAS=m

CONFIG_SOUND_PSS=m

CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m

# CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812 is not set

CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850=m

CONFIG_SOUND_AEDSP16=m

CONFIG_SOUND_KAHLUA=m

 

Modprobe Conf ---------------------------------------------

remove snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe -r snd-pcm-oss; /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd-emu10k1

install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 && { /sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss; /bin/true; }

remove snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe -r snd-pcm-oss; /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0

install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 && { /sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss; /bin/true; }

 

Proc Asound -----------------------------------------------

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14 (Fri Jul 20 09:12:58 2007 UTC).

0 [Audigy2 ]: Audigy2 - Audigy 2 [sB0240]

Audigy 2 [sB0240] (rev.4, serial:0x10071102) at 0xb400, irq 21

0: [ 0] : control

1: : sequencer

4: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent

6: [ 0- 2]: hardware dependent

8: [ 0- 0]: raw midi

9: [ 0- 1]: raw midi

10: [ 0- 2]: raw midi

11: [ 0- 3]: raw midi

16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback

18: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback

19: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback

20: [ 0- 4]: digital audio playback

24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture

25: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture

26: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture

28: [ 0- 4]: digital audio capture

33: : timer

00-00: EMU10K1 (FX8010)

00-02: Emux WaveTable

00-04: p16v : p16v : playback 1 : capture 1

00-03: emu10k1 : Multichannel Playback : playback 1

00-02: emu10k1 efx : Multichannel Capture/PT Playback : playback 8 : capture 1

00-01: emu10k1 mic : Mic Capture : capture 1

00-00: emu10k1 : ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback : playback 32 : capture 1

Client info

cur clients : 5

peak clients : 5

max clients : 192

 

Client 0 : "System" [Kernel]

Port 0 : "Timer" (Rwe-)

Port 1 : "Announce" (R-e-)

Connecting To: 15:0

Client 14 : "Midi Through" [Kernel]

Port 0 : "Midi Through Port-0" (RWe-)

Client 15 : "OSS sequencer" [Kernel]

Port 0 : "Receiver" (-we-)

Connected From: 0:1

Client 16 : "Audigy 2 [sB0240]" [Kernel]

Port 0 : "Audigy MPU-401 (UART)" (RWeX)

Port 32 : "Audigy MPU-401 #2" (RWeX)

Client 17 : "Emu10k1 WaveTable" [Kernel]

Port 0 : "Emu10k1 Port 0" (-We-)

Port 1 : "Emu10k1 Port 1" (-We-)

Port 2 : "Emu10k1 Port 2" (-We-)

Port 3 : "Emu10k1 Port 3" (-We-)

 

Dev Snd ---------------------------------------------------

controlC0 hwC0D2 midiC0D1 midiC0D3 pcmC0D0p pcmC0D2c pcmC0D3p pcmC0D4p timer

hwC0D0 midiC0D0 midiC0D2 pcmC0D0c pcmC0D1c pcmC0D2p pcmC0D4c seq

 

CPU -------------------------------------------------------

model name : Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz

cpu MHz : 2800.000

model name : Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz

cpu MHz : 2800.000

 

RAM -------------------------------------------------------

MemTotal: 1034980 kB

SwapTotal: 4088500 kB

 

Hardware --------------------------------------------------

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02)

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)

03:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)

[scoonma]

Hi Jimbob,

 

judging from your kernel version you have 2008 running, right? I'm using a customized version of that kernel with an Audigy 4 running fine, so the setup is quite similar.

 

In /etc/modprobe.conf I've kicked out every sound related entry with no bad consequence; alsa seems to behave more cleanly all in all with the new version. Another detail attracting my attention is this:

 

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)

 

Do you have an onboard soundcard/soundchip, parallel with your Audigy card? If so, I'd disable the onboard chip completely. I'd try to shut it down using BIOS settings at boot time. If you're lucky, alsa won't see it afterwards, only recognizing your Audigy card so you can (hopefully) simply use alsaconf and you're ready.

 

Good luck!

[AussieJohn]

With 2008, disabling the onboard audio is unlikely to stop it showing up in Mandriva. Unfortunately it gets in the way of everything and should NOT, I repeat NOT require one to modify any ,config. It is truly a king size stuffup by someone somewhere.

 

I still have no sound on my 2008 yet all works fine in 2007-Spring even though the disabled device in bios still shows up in Spring.

 

 

Cheers. John.

[Guest jimbobboy]

Thanks to both commenters. When I get home, I'll disable the Intel chip in BIOS (recognizing that it may not help), and note results. Then I will delete all sound lines from modprobe.conf, lather, rinse, and repeat. I'll report back either way.

[Guest jimbobboy]

Thanks to both commenters. When I get home, I'll disable the Intel chip in BIOS (recognizing that it may not help), and note results. Then I will delete all sound lines from modprobe.conf, lather, rinse, and repeat. I'll report back either way.

 

As promised, here is my update. Bottom line: sound is working.

 

1) Disabled the Intel onboard sound chip in BIOS. Alsaconf did not see the Intel chip. Configured the Audigy card. Still no joy.

 

2) Edited the default /etc/modprobe.conf to delete two lines added by Mandriva 2008 install, viz.:

 

blacklist audio

blacklist snd-usb-audio

 

These were the only two apparently sound-related lines in the file. After rebooting, the Audigy card worked. Only one stereo channel, but I think that is an unrelated problem.

 

Thanks for the advice!

 

- Jim

[scoonma]

After rebooting, the Audigy card worked. Only one stereo channel, but I think that is an unrelated problem.

 

Nice to hear it's working - basically. :)

You should now be able to adjust channel volumes using "alsamixer" as root. After applying your changes, simply quit the app using <ESC>.