envy24control, M44, 10.04 and no sound

[cathalcummins]

Hi there, I've been having problems with my Delta 44 on 10.04. I'm getting no sound but the levels are showing up in envy24control panel - i.e if a sound is being played the meters are going up and down as normal. I disabled the onboard sound via the BIOS months back so M44 is default card 0 at the moment. The problem was after a fresh install of 10.04 - I was using KK and sound was fine (after removing pulseaudio from the system).

I was thinking, should I remove the pulseaudio folder from etc entirely?

Or has anybody any suggestions as to why the levels would show up in envy but not come through the breakout box?

Thanks in advance!!!

[cchhrriiss121212]

I would remove it entirely. I've the same card, and pulse offers zero functionality for me as well as not working on any install I have tried.

[lidex]

And try this: Using a Terminal="Applications->Accessories->Terminal"
Open this file for editing:

 gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Insert this line at the bottom:

 options snd-ice1712 model=delta44

Save. Close. Reboot.

Alternate channel mappings needed for ICE1712

Cards such as Audiophile 2496, Delta 1010LT and others using the ICE1712 chip, there is a bug with the channel mapping.

Diagnosis

Open a terminal, then enter this command:

cat /proc/asound/cards | grep ICE1712

If you get a line specifying the name of your soundcard, you're probably affected.

Fix / workaround

See bug #178442.

[cathalcummins]

I removed the pulse folder and I attached the suggested line to the alsa-base.conf file. Still no go. I've attached some possibly helpful results from standard commands - apologies for the overload of information but I'm unsure which parts aren't useful.


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>> gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
options snd-ice1712 model=delta44


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>> cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [M44 ]: ICE1712 - M Audio Delta 44
M Audio Delta 44 at 0xec00, irq 19
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>> aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: M44 [M Audio Delta 44], device 0: ICE1712 multi [ICE1712 multi]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

## I remember that I used to have 1 subdevice before - perhaps this was the onboard sound before I disabled it?
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>> sudo lsmod

Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 7960 1
snd_ice1712 66309 3
snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx 3123 1 snd_ice1712
snd_ak4xxx_adda 8572 2 snd_ice1712,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx
snd_cs8427 7946 1 snd_ice1712
snd_ac97_codec 125394 1 snd_ice1712
snd_pcm_oss 41394 0
snd_mixer_oss 16299 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 87850 4 snd_ice1712,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc 8500 1 snd_pcm
ac97_bus 1450 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_i2c 5518 2 snd_ice1712,snd_cs8427
snd_mpu401_uart 6857 1 snd_ice1712
snd_seq_dummy 1782 0
snd_seq_oss 31219 0
snd_seq_midi 5829 0
snd_rawmidi 23388 2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 7267 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
nvidia 10799466 38
snd_seq 57417 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 23553 3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
fbcon 39270 71
tileblit 2487 1 fbcon
font 8053 1 fbcon
snd_seq_device 6824 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
bitblit 5811 1 fbcon
softcursor 1565 1 bitblit
vga16fb 12757 1
i2c_nforce2 6099 0
snd 70978 18 snd_ice1712,snd_ak4xxx_adda,snd_cs8427,snd_ac97_co dec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_i2c,snd_ mpu401_uart,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_ti mer,snd_seq_device
vgastate 9857 1 vga16fb
k8temp 3912 0
soundcore 8052 1 snd
amd64_edac_mod 20456 0
edac_core 45423 3 amd64_edac_mod
ppdev 6375 0
edac_mce_amd 9214 1 amd64_edac_mod
parport_pc 29958 1
lp 9336 0
parport 37160 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
asus_atk0110 10033 0
usbhid 40988 0
hid 83376 1 usbhid
floppy 63156 0
sata_nv 23778 1
pata_amd 11962 2
forcedeth 55592 0

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>> cat /proc/asound/modules
0 snd_ice1712


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>> sudo lshw -C sound

*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller
vendor: VIA Technologies Inc.
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:01:06.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ICE1712 latency=64
resources: irq:19 ioport:ec00(size=32) ioport:e880(size=16) ioport:e800(size=16) ioport:e480(size=64)

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>> uname -a
Linux terminal38 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux


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>> envy24control
using --- input_channels: 4
--- output_channels: 4
--- pcm_output_channels: 8
--- spdif in/out channels: 2

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[WIREHEAD]

I really hope we can find a solution to this soon !

Also M-audio Delta 44 worked fine before upgrade .

Also works with PCLinuxOS2010 .

I have tried way too many times to fix this :

removed pulseaudio and installed esound - partial functionality system sounds worked - audacity also had sound .

Reinstalled pulseaudio - removed esound . ETC......

In the process I have probably totally lost any hope of salvaging this install .

BTW , booting from 10.04 CD also gives the same symptoms as the upgrade...

I may try reverting to the previous kernal if this does not resolve soon.

Good luck !

[lidex]

Did you try the work-around in the bug report thread?