SiS AC'97 Sound crd worked - now broken
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:29 pm
Hi all. Relative newbie needs help.
Acer Aspire AS3003WLCi, 2 GB RAM, Fresh install of Elyssa. Sound works. Started sorting out the applications I wanted and those I didn't. After installing and uninstalling abunch if things, I realized the sound had stopped working. I've read other posts on the subject, but they haven't helped.
When I double-click on the Volume Control applet I get: "No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found". When I right-click and choose preferences, nothing happens. From other posts I've seen requests for several commands at the terminal. Here's mine:
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sudo lsmod
Module Size Used by
af_packet 23812 2
ppdev 10372 0
rfkill_input 5760 0
powernow_k8 16704 0
cpufreq_userspace 5284 0
cpufreq_stats 7104 0
cpufreq_ondemand 9740 1
freq_table 5536 3 powernow_k8,cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
sbs 15112 0
sbshc 7680 1 sbs
dock 11280 0
container 5632 0
video 19856 0
output 4736 1 video
iptable_filter 3840 0
ip_tables 14820 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16132 1 ip_tables
parport_pc 36260 0
lp 12324 0
parport 37832 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
ath5k 100608 0
joydev 13120 0
arc4 2944 4
ecb 4480 4
blkcipher 8324 1 ecb
b43 198176 0
rfkill 8596 2 rfkill_input,b43
lbm_cw_mac80211 233076 2 ath5k,b43
usbhid 32128 0
hid 38784 1 usbhid
lbm_cw_cfg80211 36448 2 ath5k,lbm_cw_mac80211
led_class 6020 2 ath5k,b43
input_polldev 5896 1 b43
amd64_agp 13444 0
psmouse 40336 0
serio_raw 7940 0
i2c_sis96x 6148 0
battery 14212 0
ac 6916 0
button 9232 0
sis_agp 10116 1
agpgart 34760 2 amd64_agp,sis_agp
i2c_core 24832 1 i2c_sis96x
yenta_socket 27276 2
rsrc_nonstatic 13696 1 yenta_socket
k8temp 6656 0
shpchp 34452 0
pci_hotplug 30880 1 shpchp
evdev 13056 6
pcspkr 4224 0
ext3 136840 1
jbd 48404 1 ext3
mbcache 9600 1 ext3
sg 36880 0
sr_mod 17956 0
cdrom 37408 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 30720 3
ssb 49412 1 b43
pcmcia 40876 2 b43,ssb
pcmcia_core 40596 5 b43,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,ssb,pcmcia
ehci_hcd 37900 0
ohci_hcd 26640 0
pata_sis 15236 2
pata_acpi 8320 0
ata_generic 8324 0
sis900 24320 0
mii 6400 1 sis900
usbcore 146412 4 usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
libata 159344 3 pata_sis,pata_acpi,ata_generic
scsi_mod 151436 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
thermal 16796 0
processor 37384 3 powernow_k8,thermal
fan 5636 0
fbcon 42912 0
tileblit 3456 1 fbcon
font 9472 1 fbcon
bitblit 6784 1 fbcon
softcursor 3072 1 bitblit
fuse 50708 3
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sudo lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 760/M760 Host (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0
Capabilities: [d0] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [f0] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 99
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: e2100000-e21fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e8000000-efffffff
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 25)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at 8100
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 128, IRQ 18
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
I/O ports at 2000
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 1000
I/O ports at 1c00
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 1400
I/O ports at 1c80 [size=128]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
Memory at e2002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 20
Memory at e2003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
Memory at e2004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 173, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 1800 [size=256]
Memory at e2005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 90000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
00:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
Memory at 90020000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 88000000-8bfff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 8c000000-8ffff000
I/O window 0: 00002400-000024ff
I/O window 1: 00002800-000028ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
00:0b.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. TravelMate 2410
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 22
Memory at e2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 7
BIST result: 00
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at e2100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at a000 [size=128]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] AGP version 3.0
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
Subsystem: Netgear Unknown device 5d00
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
Memory at 8c000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
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/etc/init.d/alsasound status: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
id (not sudo)
uid=1000(mike) gid=1000(mike) groups=4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),100(users),109(lpadmin),112(sambashare),114(fuse),118(admin),1000(mike)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I have also captured the Synaptics History entries into one file in chronological order. I could post it if it would help, but it's rather long so I'll hold off unless it's requested.
What's my next step, oh great mint gurus?
Acer Aspire AS3003WLCi, 2 GB RAM, Fresh install of Elyssa. Sound works. Started sorting out the applications I wanted and those I didn't. After installing and uninstalling abunch if things, I realized the sound had stopped working. I've read other posts on the subject, but they haven't helped.
When I double-click on the Volume Control applet I get: "No volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found". When I right-click and choose preferences, nothing happens. From other posts I've seen requests for several commands at the terminal. Here's mine:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
sudo lsmod
Module Size Used by
af_packet 23812 2
ppdev 10372 0
rfkill_input 5760 0
powernow_k8 16704 0
cpufreq_userspace 5284 0
cpufreq_stats 7104 0
cpufreq_ondemand 9740 1
freq_table 5536 3 powernow_k8,cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
sbs 15112 0
sbshc 7680 1 sbs
dock 11280 0
container 5632 0
video 19856 0
output 4736 1 video
iptable_filter 3840 0
ip_tables 14820 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16132 1 ip_tables
parport_pc 36260 0
lp 12324 0
parport 37832 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
ath5k 100608 0
joydev 13120 0
arc4 2944 4
ecb 4480 4
blkcipher 8324 1 ecb
b43 198176 0
rfkill 8596 2 rfkill_input,b43
lbm_cw_mac80211 233076 2 ath5k,b43
usbhid 32128 0
hid 38784 1 usbhid
lbm_cw_cfg80211 36448 2 ath5k,lbm_cw_mac80211
led_class 6020 2 ath5k,b43
input_polldev 5896 1 b43
amd64_agp 13444 0
psmouse 40336 0
serio_raw 7940 0
i2c_sis96x 6148 0
battery 14212 0
ac 6916 0
button 9232 0
sis_agp 10116 1
agpgart 34760 2 amd64_agp,sis_agp
i2c_core 24832 1 i2c_sis96x
yenta_socket 27276 2
rsrc_nonstatic 13696 1 yenta_socket
k8temp 6656 0
shpchp 34452 0
pci_hotplug 30880 1 shpchp
evdev 13056 6
pcspkr 4224 0
ext3 136840 1
jbd 48404 1 ext3
mbcache 9600 1 ext3
sg 36880 0
sr_mod 17956 0
cdrom 37408 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 30720 3
ssb 49412 1 b43
pcmcia 40876 2 b43,ssb
pcmcia_core 40596 5 b43,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,ssb,pcmcia
ehci_hcd 37900 0
ohci_hcd 26640 0
pata_sis 15236 2
pata_acpi 8320 0
ata_generic 8324 0
sis900 24320 0
mii 6400 1 sis900
usbcore 146412 4 usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
libata 159344 3 pata_sis,pata_acpi,ata_generic
scsi_mod 151436 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
thermal 16796 0
processor 37384 3 powernow_k8,thermal
fan 5636 0
fbcon 42912 0
tileblit 3456 1 fbcon
font 9472 1 fbcon
bitblit 6784 1 fbcon
softcursor 3072 1 bitblit
fuse 50708 3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
sudo lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 760/M760 Host (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0
Capabilities: [d0] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [f0] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 99
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: e2100000-e21fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e8000000-efffffff
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 25)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at 8100
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 128, IRQ 18
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
I/O ports at 2000
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 1000
I/O ports at 1c00
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 1400
I/O ports at 1c80 [size=128]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
Memory at e2002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 20
Memory at e2003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
Memory at e2004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 173, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 1800 [size=256]
Memory at e2005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 90000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
00:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
Memory at 90020000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 88000000-8bfff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 8c000000-8ffff000
I/O window 0: 00002400-000024ff
I/O window 1: 00002800-000028ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
00:0b.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. TravelMate 2410
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 22
Memory at e2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0083
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 7
BIST result: 00
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at e2100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at a000 [size=128]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] AGP version 3.0
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
Subsystem: Netgear Unknown device 5d00
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
Memory at 8c000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
/etc/init.d/alsasound status: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
id (not sudo)
uid=1000(mike) gid=1000(mike) groups=4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),100(users),109(lpadmin),112(sambashare),114(fuse),118(admin),1000(mike)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I have also captured the Synaptics History entries into one file in chronological order. I could post it if it would help, but it's rather long so I'll hold off unless it's requested.
What's my next step, oh great mint gurus?