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problem with sound blaster live in dapper

Asked by Giuseppe

hi, this is the first time i installed ubuntu; i switched immediatly to "dapper" release and i added the kde 3.5.2 repository.
all seems to be good exept for the audio system that doesnt work.

my system spec is:

k7 athlon 2800 (barton core), 1 gb ram
sound blaster live! 5.1

i installed the k7 compiled kernel (2.6.15)

there are some packages i have to install to make alsa working ?

thank you

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Rich Johnson (nixternal) said : 		#1

sudo apt-get install alsa-base

if that don't work read further.

the kernel you compiled may not of had also loaded into the kernel nor as a module. if this is the case, then that is your problem. i have the same soundcard and had the same issue as you after compiling, only to find out that i had unchecked sounblaster (emu10k1). here are some things to try...

> lspci
if you see Multimedia audio contoller: Creative Labs SB Live (or something similar) you are on the right track

if you have the alsa-base installed and it is still not working then it could be the fact it isn't compiled into the kernel correctly.

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Daniel Beyer (daniel.beyer) said : 		#2

I have the same problem. Under hoary and breezy the sound was well, but after the update to dapper yesterday there is no sound any more. I am using the kernel "linux-image-2.6.15-23-k7" and alsa-base and some more alsa packages are installed. Under breezy there was no problem, the soundblaster live worked well.

Any ideas?

PS: There are some more reports of this bug in the german forum on ubuntuusers.de but no solution till now.

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holycow (mik-mars) said : 		#3

i don't have sound any more either as of monday 29 may 2006.

esd no longer shows up under 'multimedia system selector' and no sound of any kind anywhere no how.

my kernel is: 2.6.15-23-686 #1 SMP

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holycow (mik-mars) said : 		#4

okay two reboots and esd is now back?

what the hell is going on? wtf is this windows? jesus.

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Daniel Beyer (daniel.beyer) said : 		#5

Ok, i solved the problem. After the update to dapper some settings in alsamixer have changed. PCM was muted (and mute was not visible in Gnome mixer) and wave-output was at 0. In my tests before i changed each setting separately but there were two settings i had to change.

Daniel Beyer

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bastubis (pmg-gmx) said : 		#6

My SoundBlaster isn't working in dapper either - I've done everything recommended above (and much much more) but still nada. It was fine in hoary and breezy. Dead as a doornail in dapper. If anyone comes up with something else to try . . .

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John O'Neall (joneall) said : 		#7

I have a similar problem. My SB Live! 5.1 worked in Breezy and in Breezy upgraded to Dapper. However, a fresh installation of Dapper apparently confuses it with the onboard Intel ICH5 and uses that instead. I can't get it to use the SB. And in a freshly installed Edgy, neither the Intel nor the SB work.

I've tried lspci, aplay, modifying alsa-base and I don't remember what else. To no avail.

I've seen similar problems reported on the Kubuntu list in a number of places, so it is not rare.

This is a pain, folks! Help, please.

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