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No working sound device on Thinkpad T43

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dive
2011-12-26
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  • dive

    dive - 2011-12-26

    I have no working sound devices listed. What I have are:

    front:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0
    surround40:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0
    surround41::CARD=ICH6,DEV=0
    surround50::CARD=ICH6,DEV=0
    surround51::CARD=ICH6,DEV=0

    in both input and output. If I press the test button I get an error popup.

    In KDE system settings I have Intel ICH6 with AD1981B and it works fine for notifications etc.

    lspci shows:

    00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)

    I have just installed qt-mobility to see if would help but it doesn't change anything.

    Any ideas on how to get it working?

     
  • Peter Grasch

    Peter Grasch - 2011-12-30

    Hi!

    Which simon version are you using?
    Does simon accept a device (likely front:…) if you select a sample rate of 48000 hz?

    Best regards,
    Peter

     
  • dive

    dive - 2011-12-30

    Hi

    Version is 0.3.0
    No change when I try 48000 or 44100

     
  • Peter Grasch

    Peter Grasch - 2011-12-30

    This is weird… If you feel adventerous you might want to try to build the current simon development version (in the sound branch on git) - it uses a different sound subsystem and generally works with more devices…

    If that's no option I can only recommend you try to work around the issue by using an ALSA virtual device (plug - you should find instructions in the alsa wiki http://alsa.opensrc.org/Main_Page) or a sound daemon like pulseaudio.

    Best regards,
    Peter

     

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