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alsa-utils package

dapper to edgy update breaks sound

Bug #68190 reported by Joachim Beckers
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Bug Description

After uprading to Edgy, soudn on my machine is broken.

joachim@madkeunnen:~$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:222: no soundcards found...

joachim@madkeunnen:~$ lspci -v
...
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V Deluxe motherboard (ADI AD1980 codec [SoundMAX])
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 193
        I/O ports at e400 [size=256]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

joachim@madkeunnen:~$ gnome-sound-properties
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default

Note: the original reporter indicated the bug was in package 'alsa'; however, that package was not published in Ubuntu.

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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :

this bug might have to do something with bug 56996

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Does executing the sequence described in bug 67998 resolve this issue for you?

Changed in alsa-lib:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :

no, that doesn't fix anything. the output is now:

joachim@madkeunnen:~$ gnome-sound-properties
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink': Could not open resource for writing. [gstalsasink.c(640): gst_alsasink_open (): /autoaudiosink0-actual-sink-alsa:
Playback open error on device 'default': No such device]

(the last lines are from trying to play a test sound)

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Please attach the contents of your ~/.asoundrc.asoundconf and the output from ``asoundconf list''.

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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :

joachim@madkeunnen:~$ asoundconf list
Names of available sound cards:
V8235

other files are attached.

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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :
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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

asoundconf set-default-card V8235

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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :

still the same error... :-(

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

First, make sure the dist-upgrade to Edgy is complete. Second, erase ~/.asoundrc* . At this point, you should hear sound with ``aplay /usr/share/sounds/startup.wav''.

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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :

dist-upgrade done.
rm ~/.asoundrc* done.

joachim@madkeunnen:~$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/startup.wav
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
aplay: main:547: audio open error: No such device

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Joachim Beckers (jbeckers) wrote :

This is not a bug. I had been struggling with Bug #59946, and it seems that somewhere in the process I/g-s-t reset the list of groups I'm in. Hence I wasn't in the audio group which made the soundcard inacessible.

I'm pretty sure the reset of my groups was not caused by the dist-upgrade.

Changed in alsa-utils:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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