No sound after upgrade to Karmic Koala 9.10

**petru.marginean** · October 31st, 2009

Hi,

I used to have sound, but after upgrading to the new Karmic Koala it doesn't work any more.
I googled it, and tried a few commands. The following shows something is wrong:

Code:

$> sudo aplay -l
aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...

Unfortunately I do not know how to fix it, or how to investigate further.
Any suggestions?

I've also included below some other commands that could help find the issue.

Many thanks,
Petru

Code:

$> lsb_release -a && uname -r
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 9.10
Release:    9.10
Codename:    karmic
2.6.28-16-generic

Code:

$> dmesg | egrep -i "sound|audio|snd"
//nothing

Code:

$> cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfdff4000 irq 22

Code:

$> lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

Code:

$> lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_intel         435252  0 
snd_pcm_oss            46336  0 
snd_mixer_oss          22656  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                83076  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy          10756  0 
snd_seq_oss            37760  0 
snd_seq_midi           14336  0 
snd_rawmidi            29696  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     15104  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                56880  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              29704  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         14988  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    62756  9 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,
snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,
snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              15200  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         16904  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

Code:

$> sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart  
 * Shutting down ALSA...
 * warning: 'alsactl store' failed with error message 'alsactl: save_state:1502: 
No soundcards found...'...
Invalid card number.
Usage: amixer <options> [command]
Available options:
  -h,--help       this help
//...

**sharky6000** · November 1st, 2009

I just wanted to say I'm experiencing the same thing. I also have an Intel HDA card:

Code:

lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

Code:

cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfdffc000 irq 16

My module info:

Code:

snd_hda_intel         559028  2 
snd_pcm_oss            52352  0 
snd_mixer_oss          24960  3 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                99464  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy          11524  0 
snd_seq_oss            41984  0 
snd_seq_midi           15744  0 
snd_rawmidi            33920  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     16512  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                66272  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              34064  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         16276  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    78920  9 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              16800  3 snd
snd_page_alloc         18704  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

And the output of the rest of the commands are identical to the original post.

Audacious and mpg123 seem to be "working", eg. they seem to be playing the files without a problem (no error message), but no sound is being produced. This happens when I choose either ALSA or OSS as output plugins within audacious.

It's as if the sound card is muted; but when I use gnome-alsamixer, no controls are showing up at all (as if ALSA no longer recognizes the sound card) so I get an empty dialogue. I tried other mixers (aumix, xmix) and nothing appears to be muted or at 0 volume level.

**thuleni** · November 1st, 2009

Bump - any ideas folks - I am having the same problem

**ccasin** · November 1st, 2009

I also can't get any sound after upgrade to karmic koala, with a similar card. My output from aplay is more hopeful, though, and restarting alsa-utils doesn't report any problems.

Code:

ccasin@EniacOnRails> sudo aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
Home directory /home/ccasin not ours.
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

I looked through the options in alsamixer, and everything seemed normal. Also the sound buttons on my lenovo T60 used to work to mute and adjust volume, but they seem to be having no effect now. Here is my output from the commands everyone else is listing:

Code:

ccasin@EniacOnRails> cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xee400000 irq 17

Code:

ccasin@EniacOnRails> lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)

Code:

ccasin@EniacOnRails> lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_analog    59292  1 
snd_hda_intel          26920  5 
snd_hda_codec          75708  2 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               7200  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss            37920  0 
snd_mixer_oss          16028  3 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                75296  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy           2656  0 
snd_seq_oss            28576  0 
snd_seq_midi            6432  0 
snd_rawmidi            22208  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      6940  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                50224  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              22276  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6920  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    59204  18 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore               7264  3 snd
snd_page_alloc          9156  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

**Kyle.Gant** · November 1st, 2009

*bump*

i too have no sound, and no idea how to fix what's wrong. any and all help would be appreciated...

**ccasin** · November 1st, 2009

OK, I was able to fix it by doing:

Code:

rm -rf ~/.pulse
killall pulseaudio

But I don't have the bad version of the problem where no soundcard shows up.

**sharky6000** · November 1st, 2009

Firstly, I suggest moving your .pulse to a separate directory rather than removing it, in case that doesn't solve the problem:

Code:

mv ~/.pulse ~/.old-pulse

And.. it didn't work for me.

thuleni: do you have an Intel HDA card as well?

**CuracaoThe** · November 1st, 2009

Have the same problem.

Code:

sudo aplay -l
aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...

Code:

$ lsb_release -a && uname -r
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 9.10
Release:        9.10
Codename:       karmic
2.6.28-11-generic

Code:

$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xddef8000 irq 11

Code:

$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)

Code:

$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_intel         435636  2
snd_pcm_oss            46336  0
snd_mixer_oss          22656  3 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                82948  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy          10756  0
snd_seq_oss            37760  0
snd_seq_midi           14336  0
snd_rawmidi            29696  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     15104  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                56880  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              29704  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         14988  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    62628  9 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              15200  3 snd
snd_page_alloc         16904  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

**commonplace** · November 1st, 2009

Originally Posted by ccasin

OK, I was able to fix it by doing:

Code:

rm -rf ~/.pulse
killall pulseaudio

But I don't have the bad version of the problem where no soundcard shows up.

This worked on my wife's laptop. What's really weird to me is that it was a clean installation, not an upgrade.

Now I just need to resolve the multitude of issues on my own laptop, and the disappearing-mouse-cursor problem on my wife's laptop.

Thanks for this!

/Kevin

**petru.marginean** · November 1st, 2009

I want to emphasize I use the kernel version (2.6.28-16-generic) I had BEFORE the upgrade to KK.

This is because with the new kernel (2.6.31-14-generic), even the sound WAS working, I had many applications failing, including 'wicd' and 'sensors':

So I need to make the sound working in KK using 2.6.28-16-generic kernel.

Thanks,
Petru

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