dell dimension 4600 no sound

[dst_66]

Hi,

I have installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my dell dimension 4600 and there is no sound. Previous version worked just fine.

The sound card is Sound Blaster Live 5.1.
I disabled pulse and use ALSA only as was recommended on one of Ubuntu forums.
No luck.
I don't want to go back. What do I do to resolve the issue?

[khelben1979]

Check this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=499814).

[dst_66]

Thank you for you quick reply.

In the link you sent someone recommended: "the program gnome-sound-properties has a drop down box so you can select the device you wish to use. Does that work?"

I've tried it already it did not help.

[dst_66]

More comments:
cat /proc/asound/modules returns
0 snd_intel8x0
1 snd_emu10k1x

But asoundconf list returns
Names of available sound cards:
ICH5

I should see Live as well. For some reasons Ubuntu does not see it here.
Any help?

[khelben1979]

More comments:
cat /proc/asound/modules returns
0 snd_intel8x0
1 snd_emu10k1x

But asoundconf list returns
Names of available sound cards:
ICH5

I should see Live as well. For some reasons Ubuntu does not see it here.
Any help?

From that list I can see that the emu10k1x sound driver isn't used as default.

alsaconf (http://wiki.debian.org/alsaconf) is a good program, unfortunately it's not part of Ubuntu. It's part of ALSA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture). If you get this application, you should have sound working in no time!

[dst_66]

I am sorry what application should I get?

[khelben1979]

I am sorry what application should I get?

alsaconf.

[dst_66]

Well... I got the latest ALSA on my machne. My guess is something's wrong with the driver for emu10k1x and I don't know how to resovle that.

[khelben1979]

Well... I got the latest ALSA on my machne. My guess is something's wrong with the driver for emu10k1x and I don't know how to resovle that.

Downgrade to the previous working version of Ubuntu might be the easiest thing to do.

One other alternative is to check out this Matrix:Vendor-Creative Labs (http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Vendor-Creative_Labs) page and determine if you're using the correct driver. I used the modprobe sb to get my Sound Blaster Live card working a few years ago before I replaced it with an Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS which I've got at the present.