Puppy 528: ALSA sound stopped working

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Puppy 528: ALSA sound stopped working

#1 Post by richardyusan »

puppy is great,
but i have problem with the sound.

i'm running puppy for first time in my computer, and everything going normally, sound work as well. but after running in my notebook, i try to play some music and the audio not work,
i was shocked,
i try to running in my computer again but the sound is lost.

run alsaconf and this is the log

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ALSA lib conf.c:3467:(snd_config_hook_load) /etc/asound.conf may be old or corrupted: consider to remove or fix it
ALSA lib conf.c:3326:(snd_config_hooks_call) function snd_config_hook_load returned error: Invalid arguement
ALSA lib conf.c:3713:(snd_config_update_r) hooks failed, removing configuration cannot open mixer: Invalid arguement 
why this happen ?

OS : Lucid Puppy 528

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#2 Post by Sylvander »

There was a sound problem in Lupu-528 if/when there was a lupusave in use on a Flash Drive [or an internal HDD, but the Lupu was configured to treat it as though on a Flash Drive].

This problem was fixed in Lupu-528.004

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#3 Post by richardyusan »

hmm i find the answer for alsa audio problem and found this

http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/alsa_ ... 1.0.24.pet
Only for Kernel 2.6.33.2 ! (Lupu 528)

i installed .pet and > alsaconf > reboot > now the sound work :D

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#4 Post by Sylvander »

Good result! :D 8)

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#5 Post by Farm »

Great 528.004 quick upgrade fixed the sound issue. . .

oh but wait now my GNOME Mplayer has no audio CD disk button only DVD. But hey at least the sound works every time I reboot and the PCD player is working fine. F.G.

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#6 Post by Sylvander »

1. "GNOME Mplayer has no audio CD disk button only DVD"
I'm running in Lupu-528.004 right now, and my GNOME Mplayer is the same.
I assume that player isn't designed/intended to play audio CD's. :wink:

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#7 Post by Farm »

I did have an Audio CD button in that small gap above the three DVD buttons on my prior versions of GNOME Mplayer. That is why I mentioned it being gone. Case in piont Puppy Linux 5.2.8 just minutes before upgrade. . .II was running NOME to Muscan as as I down loaded the upgrade.

I will try down loading the ISO and burn a CD to see if that helps me any.
F.G.

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#8 Post by Farm »

Sorry for the slightly garbled post above
The difference noted between 5.2.8 and 528.004 Puppy Linux GNOME Mplayer I can see:
Original GNOME Mplayer has 8 options in pop up window under file/disc, the newer version Mplayer dropped it down to 4. Original had Open Audio CD at the top then there was a divider. After the divider there was 6 opening options for DVD from assorted sources (all Good). The later version of GNOME Mplayer dropped the DVD section down to 3. Then after the last divider Open VCD brought up the tail end of the list on both versions of GNOME MPlayer.

Oh as a side note I am downloading the 528.004 full ISO on another system while playing an audio CD in the older version GNOME Mplayer. Surprisingly the sound works fine on that system while booting up original 5.2.8. Only a few of my workstations around the facility have the “no sound

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#9 Post by Sylvander »

1. I had found there to be no sound problem in Lupu-526.
Now, I was running a "live" CD-RW with a lupusave on an internal HDD.
But here is the important part:
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2. I had made a change to the isolinux.cfg file on the ISO used to make the CD-RW...
So that the lupusave on the internal HDD was treated as though it was on a Flash Drive.
So think of it as a lupusave on a Flash Drive.
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3. By Lupu-528...
A problem with sound had been introduced.
But only IF a lupusave was in use that was held on a Flash Drive.
There would be no sound problem if you were not using a lupusave on a Flash Drive.

4. Lupu-528.004 fixed the above problem.
So now, even if using a lupusave on a Flash Drive...
There will be no sound problem whilst running Lupu-528.004.

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#10 Post by Farm »

I will agree 5.2.8.400 did fix the sound issue. . .
It did introduce several new issues into my systems. one being odd grub boot errors and the GNOME Mplayer loosing its capability to open Audio CDs.

There was the browser issues too, so I went back to 5.2.8. Not an easy process.
My TV media system computer has good sound on 5.2.8, where some of my other work stations have to be manually activated using the ALSA Sound Wizard. I guess that is the price I pay until I find a ISO version that works better for me.

I must say Puppy Linux 5.2.8 has been a real sweet operating system so far.
F.G.

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#11 Post by Farm »

I hard patched my “/etc/init.d/10alsa

Pelo

USB flash drive is the reason why lucid 528 has no sound ?

#12 Post by Pelo »

Hello. Hard to explain in english when you dont understand well the problem in french.
OK sound good with the CD on my computer ACER aspire 3000 ( without USB boot)
I made an USB DD with it and tried to run it on my new computer Medion AKOYA.
All is ok excepted sound. I hear a far sound which demands to exist. Alsamixer shut down just appearing (it's a flash !)
I get installed the alsa pet mentionned above. The result is the same.
Sure i can use different distros, Tell me when you know how to do, so it's works all the time. Merci a lot. Pelo

Pelo

petcheck see inside the pets

#13 Post by Pelo »

USB flash drive is the reason why lucid 528 has no sound ?
Subject description: Alsamixer only flashes and dies

It's the same with CD
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#14 Post by darkcity »

Hi Pelo,

Does the sound work when you boot from CD?

Pelo

Sound works with alsa ...24 pet but only for the session

#15 Post by Pelo »

Sound works with alsa ...24 pet but only for the session
Thanks to this forum there is a progress
But when you reboot you loose the thing
I will test with the CD if result if the same.
Would'nt we black list the original sound card ?
Look at the grammatical formula 'would'nt we' learnt at school, not bad ? If i don't progress in computing, i improve my english, isn't it ?

Pelo

If here is the final touch for making it working

#16 Post by Pelo »

[quote="Farm"]I hard patched my “/etc/init.d/10alsa

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#17 Post by darkcity »

Bonjour Pelo,

I sure your computing will improve. But my French is a lost cause ; -)

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To recap-

ACER aspire 3000 - sound works with lucid 5.28 (booted from CD)
Medion AKOYA - sound works with lucid 5.28 + alsa_driver-1.0.24.pet (but sound lost on reboot)

I assume you are using SaveFile.

Are you using the latest version of lucid 5.28, 005?
see- http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=554253

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Would'nt we black list the original sound card?
Do you have more than one sound card?

It would be useful to know the sound card/s, see

PuppyMenu > System > HardInfo
HardInfo > Summary > Multimedia

What is the exact model of Medion AKOYA?

Pelo

attn Farm : /etc/init.d/10alsa

#18 Post by Pelo »

attn Farm : /etc/init.d/10alsa
edit with Geany
I will try to modify it but... it's chinese for me. Which line has to be changed and by what ?
Thank you to help me.
Further info : i am well using save file. and macpup528 kernel 2.6.33.2.
Unfortunately ( or happily) sounds works tonight with alsa 10.24 pet added.
I would like to make it durable ( continue working each time, to make it sure).
There is a progress. In the beginning, sound was not working at all.

Further more info : MacPUP with Precise work fine without changing anything,
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#19 Post by darkcity »

has using the alsa 1.0.24 pet made the sound durable?
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EDIT
if not please could you report the contents of
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf

Pelo

Lucid 528-005 audio now durable

#20 Post by Pelo »

Lucid 528-005 audio now durable. Super sulu solve all audio lacks. Yes ! we can :D

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