Hi everybody!
So first off, my hardware...
Athlon64 3200+
1,5Gb of Ram
NVIDIA 6600 GT
mobo is an Asus K8N that has an nForce3
with an integrated RealTek ALC850 audio chip (that has an s/pdif output)
Anyways, back in 8.04, I had noticed that the s/pdif didn't work, but I didn't much care. It was the first time I was running a Linux OS so I was just happy getting used to it. Then comes 8.10 and I totally skip it, since I figured an LTS was the release for me.
But then came 9.04 and I did a whole new install on a different HD, a fresh start so to say. And what do you know! The s/pdif started working! Yay! So all summer long, depending on the media I play (mostly with VLC), I happily switch between the "stereo" and "s/pdif" audio devices and it's all good.
But then, just the other day, I suddenly notice my analog output (in all modes and devices and what have you) has gone silent... shock and horror! The s/pdif works just fine though. Wierd, I say to myself, and start digging.
And this is the part where the help is needed, as I'm not very familiar with the inner workings of a Linux box.
Anyway, the only real error message I can generate comes from VLC, when I try to switch analog modes. It reads:
Audio output failed:
VLC could not open the ALSA device "default" (No such file or directory).
But that's it. Kaffeine, Amarok, Dragon Player, the all just remain silent. Anyway, I search around and am directed to this page:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
Okay, seems like something I might have and doesn't seem too difficult either, so I follow the instructions and... nothing. Except VLC doesn't generate the error message anymore and in System Settings/Multimedia/Audio Output, when in "Advanced", there's a new icon (a green note), but other than that, even there it's all mute when trying to test, just as before.
So, by now I'm really running out of ideas... Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know 9.10 is just around the corner, but I rather wouldn't want to update a malfunctioning system.
Anyway, thanks for your help in advance
-ankara
So first off, my hardware...
Athlon64 3200+
1,5Gb of Ram
NVIDIA 6600 GT
mobo is an Asus K8N that has an nForce3
with an integrated RealTek ALC850 audio chip (that has an s/pdif output)
Anyways, back in 8.04, I had noticed that the s/pdif didn't work, but I didn't much care. It was the first time I was running a Linux OS so I was just happy getting used to it. Then comes 8.10 and I totally skip it, since I figured an LTS was the release for me.
But then came 9.04 and I did a whole new install on a different HD, a fresh start so to say. And what do you know! The s/pdif started working! Yay! So all summer long, depending on the media I play (mostly with VLC), I happily switch between the "stereo" and "s/pdif" audio devices and it's all good.
But then, just the other day, I suddenly notice my analog output (in all modes and devices and what have you) has gone silent... shock and horror! The s/pdif works just fine though. Wierd, I say to myself, and start digging.
And this is the part where the help is needed, as I'm not very familiar with the inner workings of a Linux box.
Anyway, the only real error message I can generate comes from VLC, when I try to switch analog modes. It reads:
Audio output failed:
VLC could not open the ALSA device "default" (No such file or directory).
But that's it. Kaffeine, Amarok, Dragon Player, the all just remain silent. Anyway, I search around and am directed to this page:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
Okay, seems like something I might have and doesn't seem too difficult either, so I follow the instructions and... nothing. Except VLC doesn't generate the error message anymore and in System Settings/Multimedia/Audio Output, when in "Advanced", there's a new icon (a green note), but other than that, even there it's all mute when trying to test, just as before.
So, by now I'm really running out of ideas... Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I know 9.10 is just around the corner, but I rather wouldn't want to update a malfunctioning system.
Anyway, thanks for your help in advance
-ankara
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