I completely messed up my audio

[Stosskraft]

Ok having alot of trouble with Mint 9 audio, mostly sound cutting in and out, I decided to remove pulseaudio.

I first did this by opening synaptic and marking everything pulseaudio for complete removal except for 2 files (libpulse0 and libpulse-mainloop-glib0) restarted and everything worked fine. I had the start up sound and perfect sound in my videos. I even installed the volume apt in the cairo dock and everything was great.

Then I messed up.

I tried to open the sound menu to reset my sound profile to 5.1 Audio, but could not open the menu to do it so I decided to re-install the pulseaudio and then change the setting. Then when I removed it again...the same way as before I have gotten no sound at all!!! Even the icon on my dock has a lock on it now.

Then I tried following the advice on this thread:http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showp ... ostcount=4

and still no go.

PLease I am not even sure what to do short of a new install and I really dont want to go that route.

Ideas please?

Thanks

[Stosskraft]

Well I have re-install Mint 9 on my computer.

But I am having the same problem as before. When I watch a video with VLC, it is start off ok but then a couple seconds after the sounds cuts out completely,

Then I go in Audio and change the audio channel to 'Reverse stereo" and the sound will come back only for a few seconds, then I will change then channel again and then the sound will work only for a few seconds.

What is this? Can you remove PA from the package manager or the terminal?

I have done some searching but everything is coming up for Mint 8 and I am on Mint 9

Any ideas please?

[remoulder]

You cannot remove pulseaudio from either mint8 or 9 without breaking your system.

[Stosskraft]

Ok, good to know that, I was on Ubuntu 9.10 and removed it and it made a world of difference. That is why I ask.

The result in the terminal is:

lspci -k |grep -i Audio

\
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV710/730
06:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X


Thank you, any ideas?

I have noticed the sound last longer in the mono setting, but I have to keep switching between right/left channel in mono to get sound.

I thought Mint 9 was easier that ubuntu for this stuff? HOw come I cant even play a download video?

[Stosskraft]

Bump please. I updated VLC but same problem. Seems to work better in the MONO setting but I have to keep changing the channels as I watch a video??????????????/////

[Stosskraft]

Hello Still looking for suggestions.

I have been playing around with combining the soundblaster and the digital out put as 5.1 surround.

Still having trouble in VLC and no sound in kart racing but sound in other games.

Ideas