sound card detected but can't play test sound and any other sound

pliu59 · #1 1st November 2005, 04:56 PM

Hey everyone,

I just intalled FC4 onto my laptop. The sound card was detected, but it won't play the test sounds nor any other sounds. Below are the specs for my sound card. Does anyone know how to fix this? thanks everyone!

vendor: intel
model: corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)AC'97 Audio controller
module: snd-intel8x0

thanks again!

mndar · #2 1st November 2005, 05:06 PM

Have you unmuted the volume controls, the PCM one and the Master one ?

Twey · #3 1st November 2005, 06:31 PM

Run alsamixer. If everything's muted, move along with the side arrows and move the indicator bars up with the up arrow (to the top for now, you can fine-tune it later). Press escape to exit. Try again.

RaiWaN · #4 1st November 2005, 06:46 PM

Hey, I've got the exact same problem, with the exact same sound card :P I've just installed Fedora Core 4 and right after finishing the installation, it tried to configure my sound card: it detected it correctly, and then asked if I could here the "Test Sound"... I couldn't

PCM and Master aren't muted.

Twey · #5 1st November 2005, 06:47 PM

Did you use alsamixer?

RaiWaN · #6 1st November 2005, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twey

Did you use alsamixer?

Yep.

I had this same problem on Kubuntu, if it's of any help.

pliu59 · #7 1st November 2005, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mndar

Have you unmuted the volume controls, the PCM one and the Master one ?

yea, both of them were unmuted. and is Alsa Mixer the same thing as the volume control? it says volume control and then it says alsa mixer on the title bar, so i'm assuming it is. it still doesn't play the test sounds.

callcbe79 · #8 2nd November 2005, 07:39 PM

I had the exact problem and here is what I did to correct the problem.

Go into volume settings > preferences and enable External Amplifier and check it. My sound started playing.

I did this on my DELL Latitude D600 laptop.

I am not sure whether I am telling the Menu names right as I am typing this from my office and using windows. So cant look up to exact names on linux.

If somebody still cant locate the external amplifier on volume settings let me know and I will type the detailed steps to do that.

pliu59 · #9 2nd November 2005, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by callcbe79

I had the exact problem and here is what I did to correct the problem.

Go into volume settings > preferences and enable External Amplifier and check it. My sound started playing.

I did this on my DELL Latitude D600 laptop.

I am not sure whether I am telling the Menu names right as I am typing this from my office and using windows. So cant look up to exact names on linux.

If somebody still cant locate the external amplifier on volume settings let me know and I will type the detailed steps to do that.

Wow! thanks alot! I got it to work. is there any particular reason why the external amplifier has to be checked? is it just something you need to do for all PCs or is it just for laptops?

***Firewing1*** · #10 2nd November 2005, 09:49 PM

I think just laptops. PC's have speakers, and I guess b/c the laptop's r built in they count as external amplifyers
firewing1

moulitsa · #11 3rd November 2005, 03:52 PM

where is the volume settings menu ?

I have the same problem you describe.. but I cannot find this menu.

I use KDE.

Thank you

pliu59 · #12 3rd November 2005, 03:58 PM

i'm using gnome, the volume setting for that is in the upper right hand corner..maybe for KDE it's somewhere around there, i'm not sure

moulitsa · #13 3rd November 2005, 04:12 PM

OK I logged on with gnome and here is what I get when I run the Volume Control.

"No volume control elements and/or devices found."

My soundcard is detected though.

Thanx

mndar · #14 3rd November 2005, 05:42 PM

In this thread http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83270 , the person had a similar (not same) problem which was solved by updating udev. I think its worth a shot.

wsonner · #15 3rd November 2005, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by callcbe79

I had the exact problem and here is what I did to correct the problem.

Go into volume settings > preferences and enable External Amplifier and check it. My sound started playing.

I did this on my DELL Latitude D600 laptop.

I am not sure whether I am telling the Menu names right as I am typing this from my office and using windows. So cant look up to exact names on linux.

If somebody still cant locate the external amplifier on volume settings let me know and I will type the detailed steps to do that.

worked for me too on my D600. Thanks man. Interestingly, when I had FC3 installed the sound worked fine...then didn't after installing FC4. Good find....