ubuntu 9.10 no sound after updating from fit-pc2 repo

[JesseB]

I've been attempting to install mythbuntu on my fitpc2 without luck. The install completes without error. Booting from the hard drive for the first time, sound works, but no wireless, and 1024x768 video. After adding the fit-pc2 repos and updating I am able to reboot with full video, and wireless, but no sound device.

I've also tried loading Kubuntu, and Ubuntu with the same results. from a clean install, before loading fit-pc2 repos:

lsmod output:

Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 8356 1
ppdev 6688 0
lp 8964 0
parport 35340 2 ppdev,lp
snd_hda_codec_realtek 203328 1
snd_hda_intel 26920 2
snd_hda_codec 75708 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 7200 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 37920 0
snd_mixer_oss 16028 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 75296 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 2656 0
iptable_filter 3100 0
ip_tables 11692 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16544 1 ip_tables
snd_seq_oss 28576 0
dm_crypt 12928 0
snd_seq_midi 6432 0
snd_rawmidi 22208 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6940 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 50224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 22276 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
psmouse 56180 0
snd_seq_device 6920 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
lirc_igorplugusb 5116 0
serio_raw 5280 0
joydev 10272 0
lirc_dev 10804 1 lirc_igorplugusb
sdhci_pci 7100 0
sdhci 17472 1 sdhci_pci
led_class 4096 1 sdhci
i2c_isch 4160 0
snd 59204 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 7264 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 9156 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
squashfs 22912 1
aufs 149420 1
nls_iso8859_1 3740 1
nls_cp437 5372 1
vfat 10716 1
fat 51452 1 vfat
dm_raid45 84228 0
xor 15620 1 dm_raid45
hid_logitech 8412 0
ff_memless 5188 1 hid_logitech
usbhid 38208 1 hid_logitech
usb_storage 52544 1
r8169 32064 0
mii 5212 1 r8169
video 19380 0
output 2780 1 video

after updating from the fit-pc2 repos

lsmod output:

Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 8228 1
ppdev 6688 0
snd_hda_codec 56476 0
snd_pcm_oss 35584 0
snd_mixer_oss 15804 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 66880 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 2560 0
snd_seq_oss 27968 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6940 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 48944 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 21668 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6920 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
iptable_filter 2332 0
video 19188 0
psmouse 50704 0
snd 56484 8 snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
ip_tables 11468 1 iptable_filter
lp 8964 0
soundcore 7072 1 snd
lirc_igorplugusb 6076 0
x_tables 16384 1 ip_tables
serio_raw 5280 0
output 2780 1 video
parport 34732 2 ppdev,lp
rt2860sta 508292 1
i2c_isch 4160 0
snd_page_alloc 9124 1 snd_pcm
joydev 10080 0
lirc_dev 10740 1 lirc_igorplugusb
hid_logitech 5852 0
usbhid 38112 0
r8169 31840 0
mii 5212 1 r8169
iegd_mod 47776 2
drm 158944 2 iegd_mod
agpgart 34892 3 iegd_mod,drm

looks like realtek sound modules are being loaded in the initial install but not in after the update.

Anybody else seeing this sort of behavior?

[enterz]

I'm experiencing the same problems here.

I upgraded my fitpc2 from 9.04 to 9.10 after this upgrade and installing the latest packages from the fitpc repository everything worked correctly besides some quirks with the audio:

When i started playing some MP3 files the application (rhytmbox) just quited somewhere in the first 15 minutes of playing.

Today I saw Ubuntu popping up with some updates including a new kernel. (Which I hoped fixxed the audio output) After installing and rebooting I have no more audio (not even broken audio)

marco@fitpc:~$ sudo lspci -v |grep audio
marco@fitpc:~$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
marco@fitpc:~$ sudo lsmod |grep snd
snd_hda_codec 56476 0
snd_pcm_oss 35584 0
snd_mixer_oss 15804 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 66880 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 2560 0
snd_seq_oss 27968 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6940 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 48944 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 21668 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6920 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd 56484 8 snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 7072 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 9124 1 snd_pcm

marco@fitpc:~$ uname -a
Linux fitpc 2.6.31-34-fitpc2 #2 SMP Thu Dec 17 19:19:44 IST 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

anyone knows a solution?

[Denis]

Comment out snd-hda-intel options in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Code: Select all

# Power down HDA controllers after 10 idle seconds
# options snd-hda-intel power_save=10 power_save_controller=N

[enterz]

amazing! seems to work.
Hopes it doesn't stop within the coming 30 minutes again

thanks for the support!

[gman]

I tried that before, no luck for me.

I aslo tried to get a response about this in another thread but no luck. No audio - Now i need to learn how to play the piano... Or didn't anyone understand that it humors and desperate cry for help.

[JesseB]

Denis, thanks for the tip. I reverted back to 9.04 for the time being, but I will try your tip as soon as I get another chance to play with it. (hopefully over the holiday) Trying to manually insert the modules yesterday was giving errors with unknown option 'power save' so it seems logical... should have looked there first.

[encompass]

Could you post the alsa file so we can see it? Perhaps there is a typo?
Also start alsamixer and turn everything up.
Make sure everything is plugged in and test the speakers on another device as well.
Best Regards,
Jason Brower

I tried that before, no luck for me.

I aslo tried to get a response about this in another thread but no luck. No audio - Now i need to learn how to play the piano... Or didn't anyone understand that it humors and desperate cry for help.

[JesseB]

Everything is now working as expected. I've got mythbuntu 9.10 installed and sound and video work as expected. Thanks for the assist.