Enabling sound Upgrade Issue (was: Enabling sound (Upgrade Issue))

[Bill Thompson]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:32:35 +0100
Patrick Drechsler <patrick at pdrechsler.de> wrote:

> > On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:45:14 +0100
> > Patrick Drechsler <patrick at pdrechsler.de> wrote:
> >
> >> I can confirm the effect that sound is gone after the last
> >> security upgrade (dapper) this weekend.
> 
> JFTR: I'm using a Thinkpad R40 with following sound card:
> 
> 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation
> 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev
> 01)
> 
> > I do not have an answer yet. It appears to be user specific as
> > I have access to a Dell Latatude D610 laptop that is not having
> > this issue.
> >
> > For the record, I am using a Abit AN8 Ultra MB with on-board
> > Intel8x0 sound card. I also have a SB Audigy PCI sound card
> > installed. Both cards were configured and working before the
> > upgrade, now neither of them are. I hope to work on this issue
> > over the weekend and will post my findings.
> 
> OK, looking forward to a solution ;-)

I was able to fix my sound issue this weekend. I'm not sure this will
help everyone, but it may point you in the right direction.

After the security upgrade I preformed on 2006.06.17, it appears that
the DSP output port on my sound card was activated where before it
was not. The DSP port overrode the analog output port that I actually
use. The setting switch for these ports does not appear in either the
Gnome or KDE mixer programs. Only by running "alsamixer" or
"alsamixergui" was I able to shut off the DSP output. Once that was
done, the sound on my machine behaved normally.

I hope this helps others in the same situation.

-- 
Bill Thompson
BillT at Mahagonny.com
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