ALC655 Sound problem

[gary]

On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 15:46 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> gary wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 12:28 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> > 
> >>gary wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 10:40 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>gary wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 16:45 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Hi,
> >>>>>> I cannot get sound from mplayer, sound in KDE,streaming audio (xmms), 
> >>>>>>Sound card detection works but mplayer is mute with the error:-
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Checking audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
> >>>>>>AF_pre: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
> >>>>>>Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
> >>>>>>Audio: no sound
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>How do you 'open/initialize' a sound device.
> >>>>>>The chip is an 'RealTek ALC655 (VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97'
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks   david
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Go to mplayer>preferences>audio - try alsa or oss
> >>>>>                  -- gary
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>gary,
> >>>>  I tried oss before and did not work,now this morning it is,
> >>>>still no alsa which is the sound sys I wont working.
> >>>>
> >>>>  thanks  david
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Make sure you have all necessary alsa packages - guessing the reboot,
> >>> and sound being reloaded helped. ??  You can also add "ao=alsa to your
> >>> mplayer.config.   --gary
> >>>
> >>
> >>This is getting weird,after running a .wvm via mplayer theres no sound 
> >>from oss,then the desktop freezes. I cannot run bash history with 
> >>up/down keys and needs log out /log in to revive the desktop.
> >>I think it's a udev problem not giving correct perms,this I know little off.
> >>
> >>    Thanks david
> >>
> >>
> > 
> >  Try a different kernel - I've gone back to 2.6.13-1.1532  --gary
> > 
> > 
> Tried kernels back to 1369 and no alsa sound,it has to be perms 
> somewhere,I mean 'oss' works why not alsa.
> 
>      david

 Because of freeze ups, I suggested changing kernels -- only alsa locks
 up ? From a recent topic - I suggested , make sure your speakers are
plugged into the digital output. I've had to move mine after installing
fc4 + alsa.  --gary

 ps - Just downloaded the new kernel - so far so good.