alsamixer (repost)
NoOp
glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Thu Oct 8 03:31:13 UTC 2009
On 10/07/2009 05:11 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> Posted this before but got no response. Did no one have any insight?
> let's try again.
>
> Had to reload Hardy and now the headphones can barely be heard. Speakers
> plugged into the same socket have normal sound.
> Alsamixer shows full volume for master but 0 for headphones. Furthermore
> the headphone box is collapsed with no room to
> increase volume. Selecting headphones and using the up arrow does
> nothing, naturally. "Dpkg -l alsa*" shows:
>
> un alsa <none> (no description
> available)
> ii alsa-base 1.0.16-0ubuntu4 ALSA driver
> configuration files
> un alsa-oss <none> (no description
> available)
> ii alsa-utils 1.0.15-3ubuntu2 ALSA utilities
>
> Am I missing some packages and why do the speakers have normal volume
> when plugged into *the same socket*? This worked
> well prior to the reload.
>
> Any additional info required?
>
> Any pointers or ideas?
>
Troubleshooting sound issues are always difficult (IMO) on someone's
system as there are too many variables. Have you tried:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting
Your 'dpkg -l alsa*' probably doesn't mean much. But here is mine on
this jaunty 9.04 system:
$ dpkg -l alsa*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
un alsa <none> (no description available)
ii alsa-base 1.0.18.dfsg-1u ALSA driver configuration files
un alsa-firmware <none> (no description available)
un alsa-firmware- <none> (no description available)
un alsa-headers <none> (no description available)
ii alsa-oss 1.0.17-1 ALSA wrapper for OSS applications
un alsa-source <none> (no description available)
un alsa-tools <none> (no description available)
un alsa-tools-gui <none> (no description available)
ii alsa-utils 1.0.18-1ubuntu ALSA utilities
un alsamixergui <none> (no description available)
un alsaplayer <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-als <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-com <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-dae <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-esd <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-gtk <none> (no description available)
un alsaplayer-int <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-jac <none> (no description available)
un alsaplayer-nas <none> (no description available)
pn alsaplayer-oss <none> (no description available)
un alsaplayer-out <none> (no description available)
un alsaplayer-tex <none> (no description available)
un alsaplayer-xos <none> (no description available)
When I run alsamixer, I see:
Master = 10
Master Mono = 97
Master Surround = 97
Headphone Jack Sense = off
PCM = 97
Surrround = 97
Surround Jack Mode = 90
Center = 94
LFE = 81
Line = 77
Line Jack Sense = Off
CD = 97
Mic = 26
IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA 100
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