I've never managed to get the sound to function on my ubuntu system, but everything seems to be 'in order'
here is some info for you.
My hardware details...
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$ lshw -C multimedia
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: 5880B [AudioPCI]
vendor: Ensoniq
physical id: e
bus info: pci@0000:00:0e.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=oss_sbpci latency=32 maxlatency=128 mingnt=12
resources: irq:18 ioport:b400(size=64)
and results of some tests...
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ossmix
Selected mixer 0/AC97 Mixer (Unknown)
Known controls are:
vol [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 0:0)
vol.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
pcm [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 100:100)
speaker <monovol> (currently 100)
line [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 70:70)
line.rec ON|OFF (currently ON)
mic <monovol> (currently 100)
mic.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
cd [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 100:100)
cd.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
igain [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 100:100)
aux1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 49:49)
aux1.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
phone [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 0:0)
phone.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
mono <monovol> (currently 100)
mono.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
video [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 0:0)
video.rec ON|OFF (currently OFF)
mixext.spkmode <FRONT|SPREAD> (currently FRONT)
mixext.dualdac ON|OFF (currently OFF)
vmix0-enable ON|OFF (currently ON)
vmix0-rate <decimal value> (currently 48000) (Read-only)
vmix0-src <Fast|High|OFF> (currently Fast)
vmix0-outvol <monovol> (currently 25.0 dB)
vmix0-invol <monovol> (currently 25.0 dB)
vmix0.pcm1 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB)
vmix0.pcm2 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 11.6:11.6 dB)
vmix0.pcm3 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB)
vmix0.pcm4 [<leftvol>:<rightvol>] (currently 25.0:25.0 dB)
davem@WachabeServer:~/soundOSS$
As you can see the volumes are set a 70%, this was because i read somewhere that on some occasions the mixer gets things around the wrong way (i've been searching for a solution for a while), so I set at this level in the hopes that i would at least hear something
so I then did the 'test' of the ouput...
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$ osstest
Sound subsystem and version: OSS 4.2 (b 2003/201009131832) (0x00040100)
Platform: Linux/i686 2.6.31-22-generic #60-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 27 00:22:23 UTC 2010
*** Scanning sound adapter #-1 ***
/dev/oss/oss_sbpci0/pcm0 (audio engine 0): Sound Blaster PCI128 (rev 4)
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47980.00 Hz (-0.04%)>
/dev/oss/oss_sbpci0/pcm1 (audio engine 5): Sound Blaster PCI128 (playback only)
- Performing audio playback test...
<left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured srate 47980.00 Hz (-0.04%)>
*** All tests completed OK ***
note I have also tested creating sym links from the /dev/oss/oss_sbpci0/pcm0 to /dev/dsp (again as suggested on the main OSS page) - again no sound.
I also performed the
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sudo ossdevlinks -r -v
sudo ossdetect -d -v
but again no change?
which is untrue, as I don't hear anything via my speakers, they are plugged in, I have moved them between the various output jacks and still nothing.
the card is on the mother board, I do get a 'beep' from the mother board when I boot up, I believe that I have now dissabled this in the bios (again advice i read somewhere), should I 'undisable it' ?? not that it was working when the beep was on.... although I will do a quick test.
I followed these instruction on the ubuntu wiki https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenSound.
ALSA has also failed to work on this card?
I have contemplated trying to have ALSA and OSS installed simultaneously, so as I can trouble shoot by switching between them.
is there any method to determine if the sound chip on the card is actually working (or the output jacks)? I have no issues to open up the box.
I read on the main oss page about soundoff and sound on, here is the result of these
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$ soundoff
bash: /usr/sbin/soundoff: Permission denied
davem@WachabeServer:~/soundOSS$ sudo soundoff
[sudo] password for davem:
$ sudo soundon
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ralink, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ralink, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ralink, it will be ignored in a future release.
what is it with this warning about an ralink config file? why should sound require a 'network' config? or is this somehow related to a very old problem of a usb wifi card I used to use, and just a red herring?
to confirm the loaded modules...
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$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
oss_usb 105996 0
oss_sbpci 14864 0
osscore 566612 2 oss_usb,oss_sbpci
binfmt_misc 8356 1
iptable_filter 3100 0
ip_tables 11692 1 iptable_filter
nvidia 4704212 22
x_tables 16544 1 ip_tables
via686a 12744 0
i2c_viapro 7344 0
sbp2 22888 0
ppdev 6688 0
shpchp 32272 0
lp 8964 0
parport_pc 31940 1
parport 35340 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
8139too 22620 0
ohci1394 29900 0
ieee1394 86596 2 sbp2,ohci1394
8139cp 19260 0
mii 5212 2 8139too,8139cp
floppy 54916 0
amd_k7_agp 6728 1
agpgart 34988 2 nvidia,amd_k7_agp
usbhid 38208 0
are there any that are missing??
I'm fairly happy to 'play' with this, but I don't know what other info you may require.... so just ask, and you shall receive.
My intention is to use this pc to retrieve radio and TV over the web, and output the sound via my stereo, but without any working sound the whole things is a bit pointless!
for info is the the full result of the lshw, in case there is some other strange things interfering.
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$ lshw
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
wachabeserver
description: Computer
width: 32 bits
*-core
description: Motherboard
physical id: 0
*-memory
description: System memory
physical id: 0
size: 255MiB
*-cpu
product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.6.2
size: 1550MHz
width: 32 bits
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow up
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 128KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 256KiB
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: AMD-760 [IGD4-1P] System Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 14
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-amdk7 latency=32
resources: irq:0 memory:e0000000-e3ffffff(prefetchable) memory:ee009000-ee009fff(prefetchable) ioport:9000(size=4)
*-pci
description: PCI bridge
product: AMD-760 [IGD4-1P] AGP Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci bus_master
resources: memory:ec000000-edffffff memory:e4000000-ebffffff(prefetchable)
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: NV20 [GeForce3 Ti 200]
vendor: nVidia Corporation
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
version: a3
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
resources: irq:16 memory:ec000000-ecffffff memory:e4000000-e7ffffff(prefetchable) memory:e8000000-e807ffff(prefetchable) memory:e8080000-e808ffff(prefetchable)
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
version: 40
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=parport_pc latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 7.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.1
version: 06
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pata_via latency=32
resources: irq:0 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:9400(size=16)
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 7.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.2
version: 1a
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=32
resources: irq:11 ioport:9800(size=32)
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 7.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.3
version: 1a
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=32
resources: irq:11 ioport:9c00(size=32)
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
physical id: 7.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.4
version: 40
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:40:f4:a3:8b:25
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 ip=192.168.1.6 latency=32 maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes
resources: irq:17 ioport:b000(size=256) memory:ee00a000-ee00a0ff
*-firewire
description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
product: TSB12LV23 IEEE-1394 Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=32 maxlatency=4 mingnt=3
resources: irq:18 memory:ee008000-ee0087ff memory:ee000000-ee003fff
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: 5880B [AudioPCI]
vendor: Ensoniq
physical id: e
bus info: pci@0000:00:0e.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=oss_sbpci latency=32 maxlatency=128 mingnt=12
resources: irq:18 ioport:b400(size=64)
*-storage
description: RAID bus controller
product: PDC20276 (MBFastTrak133 Lite)
vendor: Promise Technology, Inc.
physical id: 10
bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pata_pdc2027x latency=32 maxlatency=18 mingnt=4
resources: irq:19 ioport:b800(size=8) ioport:bc00(size=4) ioport:c000(size=8) ioport:c400(size=4) ioport:c800(size=16) memory:ee004000-ee007fff
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: USB
vendor: NEC Corporation
physical id: 11
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
version: 41
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=42 mingnt=1
resources: irq:16 memory:ee00b000-ee00bfff
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: USB
vendor: NEC Corporation
physical id: 11.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.1
version: 41
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=42 mingnt=1
resources: irq:17 memory:ee00c000-ee00cfff
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: USB 2.0
vendor: NEC Corporation
physical id: 11.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.2
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=34 mingnt=16
resources: irq:18 memory:ee00d000-ee00d0ff
thanks in advance for any advice you can give
David
