No sound "access denied"

[ubunterooster]

 ubunterooster@Rooster:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC889A Analog [ALC889A Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC889A Digital [ALC889A Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ubunterooster@Rooster:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate
    Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32
    Memory at <ignored> (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 99
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
    I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
    Memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdffffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5)
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
    Memory behind bridge: fdd00000-fddfffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fda00000-00000000fdafffff
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp

00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (prog-if 01)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device b002
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 22
    I/O ports at ff00 [size=8]
    I/O ports at fe00 [size=4]
    I/O ports at fd00 [size=8]
    I/O ports at fc00 [size=4]
    I/O ports at fb00 [size=16]
    Memory at fe02f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ahci
    Kernel modules: ahci

00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16
    Memory at fe02e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16
    Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller (prog-if 20)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17
    Memory at fe02c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
    Memory at fe02b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
    Memory at fe02a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller (prog-if 20)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 19
    Memory at fe029000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 4385
    Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel modules: i2c-piix4

00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5002
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16
    I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
    I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
    I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
    I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
    I/O ports at fa00 [size=16]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp
    Kernel modules: pata_atiixp

 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device a002
    Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16
    Memory at fe024000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
    Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller 
    Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0

00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (prog-if 01) 
    Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64
    I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
    Memory behind bridge: fdc00000-fdcfffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fdb00000-fdbfffff

00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller (prog-if 10) 
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
    Memory at fe028000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration 
    Flags: fast devsel
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map 
    Flags: fast devsel

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller 
    Flags: fast devsel
    Kernel modules: amd64_edac_mod

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control 
    Flags: fast devsel
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control 
    Flags: fast devsel

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS880 [Radeon HD 4200] 
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device d000
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
    Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
    Memory at fdfe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
    Memory at fde00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: radeon
    Kernel modules: radeon

01:05.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS880 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4200] 
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 960f
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
    Memory at fdffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
    Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realt ek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device e000
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 26
    I/O ports at de00 [size=256]
    Memory at fdaff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Memory at fdae0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
    [virtual] Expansion ROM at fda00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: r8169
    Kernel modules: r8169

03:07.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Belkin Device 0001
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
    Memory at fdcff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

03:07.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Belkin Device 0001
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 22
    Memory at fdcfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

03:07.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04) (prog-if 20)
    Subsystem: Belkin Device 0002
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 23
    Memory at fdcfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

03:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10)
    Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 1000
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 22
    Memory at fdcfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
    Memory at fdcf8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
    Kernel modules: firewire-ohci, ohci1394

ubunterooster@Rooster:~$

I can't figure out why it is dead silent and why I get "access denied" in "capabilities" or why I get no sound.

[ubunterooster]

followed http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205449 as I was but decided ,once I got stuck figuring out what the carrd was to get on the site he linked, to start a thread. Messing around a while I decided to not follow the instructions completely.

Using alsa-source

1. Type the following to shell: (note: module-assistant is optional, it will compile the package for you) Code:
   sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) module-assistant alsa-source
   
2. Code:
   sudo dpkg-reconfigure alsa-source
   
3. You now have a big blue dialog box (left and right keys to choose 'Yes' and 'No', Enter key proceed). Answer yes (for ISA-PNP - recommended by package maintainers), then yes again (for debugging - recommended by package maintainers).
4. Now you must pick which driver you want to install. Use space to select and deselect modules, and up and down to navigate.
5. From General Help step 3, you should know the name of your driver. Deselect 'all' (the * will go away), and select your driver. In my case, I deselected 'all' then selected 'via82xx'. Hit Enter. Almost home free!
6. 
   
   • If you chose module-assistant Code:
     sudo module-assistant a-i alsa-source
     If the progress bar reaches 100% with no errors, you will have installed the drivers successfully.
   
   

1. 
   
   • On 5 I left "all" selected. IT WORKS!!! WOOOOOT!!!! It's 'bout bedtime and I just relish ending the day on a good note such as this.
   
   Though I am courious as to the reason for all of the "access denied"s

[ubunterooster]

It's happening again

ubunterooster@Rooster:~$  aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC889A Analog [ALC889A Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC889A Digital [ALC889A Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ubunterooster@Rooster:~$

I retried step 5 looking for any "alc889a" modules. but found none. Back to square one, I guess.

I would like it if there is a way to get it to work right; failing that, some recommendations on sound cards that are at least 5.1 analog (not digital as I use analog-style speakers)

[ubunterooster]

update: Freaky how I get the funny "bibibibong" as usual on logout and KDE has sound, but not Gnome, gnome+openbox, Lxde, lubuntu, xfce, openbox...and I can't use KDE!! So I get it when their is no DE loaded (KDE does not load properly) but when I have my DE I have no sound.

[ubunterooster]

Do'uh. Ubuntu was trying to use the digital output, I just went to system>preferences>sound>Hardware and choose the analog as opposed to digital output. But then what do you expect from a Rooster, LOL. G'bye for now; I have to catch up on listening to my music