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Seems 2009.0 doesn't realize that I have a SoundBlaster card. I had no problems with the 2008.1 install. Any idea how to proceed? The speaker icon in the system tray has a red "x" next to it. Something said to run alsaconf or sndconfig which I did. Now what?

 

 

[moved from Installing Mandriva by spinynorman]

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By the way, all I had to do to get onboard sound working was just to enable it in the bios. I had disabled it ages ago to avoid any problems. 2009.0 recognized it immediately. Pidgin audible alerts work fine, but I can't seem to get a chirp out of Opera for email alerts.

 

I'll paste the output of: lspci | grep audio when I get home after work.

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Just so, since all plays this nicely but I do not know Opera, unpleasantly me.

Do not use alsaconf and sndconfig, this last it serves OSS as well as ISA to configuration of old cards, cards rather simultaneously where one should /etc/modprobe.conf in file to pass addresses and breaks

 

options sb16 io=0x220 irq=5

 

...Lex

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I have also two sound cards, onboard Realtek and SBLive!. Wyłączylem this integrated and I have only SBLive!. I started alsaconf for certainty.

 

I run

amixer scontents

For example

 

[lex@localhost ~]$ amixer scontents
Simple mixer control 'Master',0	
 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31					 
 Mono:									   
 Front Left: Playback 14 [45%] [-25.50dB] [on]
 Front Right: Playback 14 [45%] [-25.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone LFE',1		  
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined		  
 Playback channels: Mono					   
 Mono: Playback [on]						   
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',1			  
 Capabilities: pvolume						 
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100					  
 Mono:										 
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]	   
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]	  
Simple mixer control 'Headphone Center',1	   
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined		  
 Playback channels: Mono					   
 Mono: Playback [on]						   
Simple mixer control 'Tone',0				   
 Capabilities: pswitch						 
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right   
 Mono:										 
 Front Left: Playback [on]					 
 Front Right: Playback [on]					
Simple mixer control 'Bass',0				   
 Capabilities: volume						  
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right   
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right	
 Limits: 0 - 40								
 Front Left: 20 [50%]						  
 Front Right: 20 [50%]						 
Simple mixer control 'Treble',0				 
 Capabilities: volume						  
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right   
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right	
 Limits: 0 - 40								
 Front Left: 21 [52%]						  
 Front Right: 21 [52%]						 
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0					
 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined  
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31					   
 Mono:										 
 Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [0.00dB] [on]   
 Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [0.00dB] [on]  
Simple mixer control 'Front',0				  
 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right	
 Limits: Capture 0 - 100					   
 Front Left: Capture 70 [70%] [-12.00dB] [off] 
 Front Right: Capture 70 [70%] [-12.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0			   
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch		 
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right   
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right	
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100	  
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0											
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined									 
 Playback channels: Mono												  
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100												 
 Mono: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]										
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0											   
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined									 
 Playback channels: Mono												  
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100												 
 Mono: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]										
Simple mixer control 'Synth',0											 
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch									
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right							  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right							   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100								 
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off] 
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Wave',0											  
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch									
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right							  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right							   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100								 
 Front Left: Playback 73 [73%] [-10.80dB] Capture 72 [72%] [-11.20dB] [off]
 Front Right: Playback 73 [73%] [-10.80dB] Capture 72 [72%] [-11.20dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Wave Center',0										 
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined									   
 Playback channels: Mono													
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100												   
 Mono: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]										  
Simple mixer control 'Wave LFE',0											
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined									   
 Playback channels: Mono													
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100												   
 Mono: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]										  
Simple mixer control 'Wave Surround',0									   
 Capabilities: pvolume													  
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right								
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100												   
 Mono:																	  
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]									
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB]								   
Simple mixer control 'Line',0												
 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive	 
 Capture exclusive group: 0												 
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right								
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right								 
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31													
 Front Left: Playback 17 [55%] [-9.00dB] [on] Capture [off]				 
 Front Right: Playback 17 [55%] [-9.00dB] [on] Capture [off]				
Simple mixer control 'Line LiveDrive',0									  
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch									  
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right								
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right								 
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100								   
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]   
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]  
Simple mixer control 'Line2 LiveDrive',1									 
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch									  
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right								
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right								 
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100								   
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]   
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]  
Simple mixer control 'CD',0												  
 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive	 
 Capture exclusive group: 0												 
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right								
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right								 
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31													
 Front Left: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on] Capture [off]				  
 Front Right: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on] Capture [off]				 
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0												 
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
 Capture exclusive group: 0														   
 Playback channels: Mono															  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31															  
 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]											   
 Front Left: Capture [off]															
 Front Right: Capture [off]														   
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0											 
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined												 
 Playback channels: Mono															  
 Mono: Playback [off]																 
Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0													
 Capabilities: enum																   
 Items: 'Mic1' 'Mic2'																 
 Item0: 'Mic1'																		
Simple mixer control 'Video',0														 
 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive			   
 Capture exclusive group: 0														   
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right										  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31															  
 Front Left: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on] Capture [off]							
 Front Right: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on] Capture [off]						   
Simple mixer control 'Phone',0														 
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
 Capture exclusive group: 0														   
 Playback channels: Mono															  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31															  
 Mono: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [on]												
 Front Left: Capture [off]															
 Front Right: Capture [off]														   
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Coaxial',0												
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch												
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right										  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100											 
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]			 
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]			
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 LiveDrive',0											  
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch												
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right										  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100											 
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]			 
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]			
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0											
 Capabilities: pswitch																
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right										  
 Mono:																				
 Front Left: Playback [off]														   
 Front Right: Playback [off]														  
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 TTL',0													
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch												
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right										  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100											 
 Front Left: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]			 
 Front Right: Playback 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] Capture 80 [80%] [-8.00dB] [off]			
Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0													
 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined						  
 Playback channels: Mono															  
 Limits: Playback 0 - 15															  
 Mono: Playback 12 [80%] [-9.00dB] [on]											   
Simple mixer control 'Aux',0														   
 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive			   
 Capture exclusive group: 0														   
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right										  
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Playback 0 - 31															  
 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [on]							
 Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [on]						   
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0													   
 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined										 
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Limits: Capture 0 - 15															   
 Front Left: Capture 3 [20%] [4.50dB] [on]											
 Front Right: Capture 3 [20%] [4.50dB] [on]										   
Simple mixer control 'Mix',0														   
 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive											  
 Capture exclusive group: 0														   
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Front Left: Capture [off]															
 Front Right: Capture [off]														   
Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0													  
 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive											  
 Capture exclusive group: 0														   
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right										   
 Front Left: Capture [off]															
 Front Right: Capture [off]														   
Simple mixer control 'AC97',0
 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
 Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
 Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 91 [91%] [-3.60dB]
 Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] [0.00dB] Capture 91 [91%] [-3.60dB]
Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Mono
 Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'SB Live Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Mono
 Mono: Playback [off]

 

As to regulate? example:

amixer scontrols
[lex@localhost ~]$ amixer scontrols													
Simple mixer control 'Master',0														
Simple mixer control 'Headphone LFE',1												 
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',1													 
Simple mixer control 'Headphone Center',1											  
Simple mixer control 'Tone',0														  
Simple mixer control 'Bass',0														  
Simple mixer control 'Treble',0														
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0														   
Simple mixer control 'Front',0														 
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0													  
Simple mixer control 'Center',0														
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0														   
Simple mixer control 'Synth',0														 
Simple mixer control 'Wave',0														  
Simple mixer control 'Wave Center',0												   
Simple mixer control 'Wave LFE',0													  
Simple mixer control 'Wave Surround',0												 
Simple mixer control 'Line',0														  
Simple mixer control 'Line LiveDrive',0												
Simple mixer control 'Line2 LiveDrive',1											   
Simple mixer control 'CD',0															
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0														   
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0											 
Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0
Simple mixer control 'Video',0
Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Coaxial',0
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 LiveDrive',0
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 TTL',0
Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Simple mixer control 'Mix',0
Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0
Simple mixer control 'AC97',0
Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0
Simple mixer control 'SB Live Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
[lex@localhost ~]$

 

 

amixer set Aux 80% unmute rec

 

.....Lex

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RVDowning:

 

Does this thread help?

 

http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=96168

Yep, that would have helped. But as it is, I got the onboard sound working and will pull out the soundblaster since I guess I shouldn't have any further need for it. Any advantage to having both that I am missing? That said, I still haven't been able to get Opera to give an audible alert on email reception since the upgrade to 2009.0, but I'll talk to the Opera people about that.

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