[kwlug disc.] ALSA help

[Richard Weait]

On 2/27/07, Damian Gerow <dgerow at afflictions.org> wrote:
> So, I have a bit of a trivial issue I'm hoping someone can help me with.
>
> I've got a laptop (IBM T43p) with a sound chip, and an external sound card.
> Two weeks ago, the laptop was running XP, and both worked just peachy.  Last
> week, the laptop was running FreeBSD, and only the USB sound card wasn't
> working (no driver support).  This week, the laptop is running Linux, and I
> can't coax even a peep out of either sound card.
>
> The drivers are there: one's an Intel ICH6, and one's an M-Audio Audiophile.
> The drivers load (automagically, even, which is nice).  I load up alsamixer,
> and immediately become confused.
>
> Are the channels unmuted?  Beats me.  I crank up the volume, get nothing.
> Toggle what appears to be the mute status, get nothing.  Try opening
> different devices, and fail.  Oh, and alsamixer claims that the Audiophile
> doesn't have a mixer device, but I still get no audio.
>
> Though I'm no stranger to computers, I've not dealt with ALSA since before
> it was folded into the kernel.  Any Linux audio folks out there willing to
> give me a hand?

What flavor of Linux?

from a console, try alsaconfig
use arrow keys to adjust the sliders, if any have MM above or below
tey are muted.

Good luck