ALSA Upgrade Script

[calanor]

ok i performed all the instructions manually but got stuck at alsa-utils installation
i kept giving error for lpanelw library even after making a link in the folder and so i am pretty sure i won't be able to get sound after rebooting because i think i won't be able to uncheck
mute

[calanor]

after rebooting i am getting sound but there is no difference from previous alsa driver
and i have not been able to install alsa-utils yet

[rec9140]

I am trying to upgrade to the latest ALSA (1.20) for use with a K10N780SLIX3-WiF HDA-NVIDIA due to choppy, staticy, and echoy audio.

lspci:
00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0774 (rev a1)

rec9140@rec9140-quad-desktop ~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC882 Analog [ALC882 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC882 Digital [ALC882 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

lshw:
 *-multimedia
          description: Audio device
          product: nVidia Corporation
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 7
          bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
          version: a1
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2 module
=snd_hda_intel
     *-pci:0
          description: PCI bridge
          product: nVidia Corporation
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 8
          bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
          version: a1
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pci ht subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list

I am using the latest of the script posted in the first message.

First run I get:

checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for ALSA... configure: error: Package requirements (alsa >= 1.0.11) were not met:

No package 'alsa' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables ALSA_CFLAGS
and ALSA_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

alsa-plugins-1.0.20 configure failed

See attachment for full log, lots of compiling info....

Looking here I did an :

rec9140@rec9140-quad-desktop /var/log $ export ALSA_LIBS=/usr/src/Alsa-1.0.20/alsa-lib-1.0.20

Which gives the second log, but still doesn't install the updated ALSA.

From uxchecker, full uxchecker -a included in attachment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Ubuntu revision
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release:        8.04
Codename:       hardy

------------------------------------------

Any hints or suggestions on where to go next....

Thanks!

[john-parker]

hello,

checking form.h presence... yes
checking for form.h... yes
checking for new_panel in -lpanelw... no
configure: error: panelw library not found

the solution

You will need to add those symbolics links (only if you got the error) and restart the installation from the last “sudo ./configure” :

sudo ln -s libpanelw.so.5 /usr/lib/libpanelw.so
sudo ln -s libformw.so.5 /usr/lib/libformw.so
sudo ln -s libmenuw.so.5 /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
sudo ln -s libncursesw.so.5 /lib/libncursesw.so

Enjoy:

[calanor]

i don't know why it didn't work the first time , well now its installed but there is no difference in volume whatsoever ,and yes all sliders are maxed out

[anjojo]

DESPERATELY NEED ADVICE
New to Ubuntu.Understand that it will take some effort to get to ropes with Ubuntu.I have been battling now for 2 weeks to get sound on system.No sound at all.Clean install on new system.On dual boot with windows.Sound in windows works just wonderfull,no problems at all.
Ubuntu,TOTAL different story.Tried everything I could find in forums.Also AlsaALSA Upgrade Script & Multiple Sound Solution (ALSA w Pulseaudio)section
But to no avail.Any advice will be appreciated.Volume controle shows,volume is not on mute. In sound preferences everything is on Aoto detect.And I have tried all different configurations.
Pulse audio volume controle shows playback:Audio on Mute[Red Dot] and Output Devices:HDA Intel-ALC883 Analog"Audio also on Mute-Red Dot"
Also not sure if I am doing it corectly[Upgrading the ALSA script],but when I try typing this in Terminal :sudo ./AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.17.sh -di
I get this :[sudo] pasword for anjojo:
But when I try typing my pasword for anjojo,nothing is typed.No matter what keys I type.

Any advice will be be enormously appreciated.

[lazylew]

But when I try typing my pasword for anjojo,nothing is typed.No matter what keys I type.

Any advice will be be enormously appreciated.

it's normal you don't see if anything was typed; it's hidden in Ubuntu by default.
Just hit ENTER after typing your password

[anjojo]

OK thanks.will try that.Still learning

[Perdignus]

Hi,

With the release of 1.0.21 recently, is there an upgrade script available? Sorry if it's been released and I'm too dense to have found ti already.

Thanks,
Perdignus.

[rec9140]

For my post regarding the ASRock K10 MB with onboard sound.

The error that seems to be the root of issues for me is:

Fetched 1429kB in 3s (472kB/s)
Setting up base-files (4.0.1ubuntu5.8.04.7) ...

Configuration file `/etc/issue'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : background this process to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.
*** issue (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? dpkg: error processing base-files (--configure):
EOF on stdin at conffile prompt
Errors were encountered while processing:
base-files
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
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When I followed another thread about the LinuxAnt DEB file upgrade, this error came up, I selected Y, and sound started working before dpkg was completed with the LinuxAnt DEB.

So not sure what caused the error me or something else during the initial install.