Hi, I tried the following command: amixer scontents does anything untoward seem obvious?
Thanks Chris -=-=-= sh-2.05$ amixer scontents Simple mixer control 'ADC',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined pswitch Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 127 Mono: 95 [75%] Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'ADC',1 Capabilities: volume volume-joined pswitch Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 127 Mono: 72 [57%] Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'DAC',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined pswitch Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 127 Mono: 74 [58%] Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'DAC',1 Capabilities: volume volume-joined pswitch Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 127 Mono: 69 [54%] Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'IPGA Analog',0 Capabilities: cvolume pswitch Playback channels: Capture channels: Mono Limits: Capture 0 - 36 Mono: Capture 24 [67%] Simple mixer control 'IPGA Analog',1 Capabilities: cvolume pswitch Playback channels: Capture channels: Mono Limits: Capture 0 - 36 Mono: Capture 22 [61%] Simple mixer control 'Multi',0 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 55 [57%] [on] Capture 70 [73%] [off] Front Right: Playback 55 [57%] [on] Capture 68 [71%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',1 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 56 [58%] [off] Capture 54 [56%] [off] Front Right: Playback 56 [58%] [off] Capture 54 [56%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',2 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 54 [56%] [off] Capture 50 [52%] [off] Front Right: Playback 54 [56%] [off] Capture 50 [52%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',3 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 52 [54%] [off] Capture 56 [58%] [off] Front Right: Playback 52 [54%] [off] Capture 56 [58%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',4 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 48 [50%] [off] Capture 60 [62%] [off] Front Right: Playback 48 [50%] [off] Capture 60 [62%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',5 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 54 [56%] [off] Capture 46 [48%] [off] Front Right: Playback 54 [56%] [off] Capture 46 [48%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',6 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 42 [44%] [off] Capture 44 [46%] [off] Front Right: Playback 42 [44%] [off] Capture 44 [46%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',7 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 42 [44%] [off] Capture 48 [50%] [off] Front Right: Playback 42 [44%] [off] Capture 48 [50%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',8 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 48 [50%] [off] Capture 40 [42%] [off] Front Right: Playback 48 [50%] [off] Capture 40 [42%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi',9 Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch cswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 96 Capture 0 - 96 Front Left: Playback 38 [40%] [off] Capture 44 [46%] [off] Front Right: Playback 38 [40%] [off] Capture 44 [46%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi Track IEC958 Master',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Peak',0 Capabilities: volume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right - Front Center - Rear Left - Rear Right - Woofer - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? Limits: 0 - 255 Mono: 0 [0%] Front Left: Playback [on] Front Right: Playback [on] Front Center: Playback [on] Rear Left: Playback [on] Rear Right: Playback [on] Woofer: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] ?: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Volume Rate',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined pswitch Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 255 Mono: 103 [40%] Playback [on] On Sunday 16 June 2002 11:33, Chris wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using SuSE-8 with a Terratec EWX 24/96 sound card. > When I installed SuSE it worked fine...I didn't have to do anything. But > after a while it has just stopped playing any sound. > > When I try: alsasound start > I can see that it is already loaded. > > When I look in YaST2 I can see that I have: "[0] ICE1712[Envy24] Running" > (also, 'Start Alsa' and 'Start Sequencer' are checked'), but when I click > on Test, or when I try and play any sound-files, I just hear nothing at > all. > > From 7.3 in the mini 'how-to' it mentions a 'muting' facility so I thought > it was worth a try (maybe an application has muted my soundcard?) but when > I try the commands (either with or without the 'set' option) I get an error > (see below, could be a red herring?). > > Can someone enlighten to me as to what could have stopped (or rather, > muted?) my soundcard and how I can get it back working? (there is nothing > in /var/log/messages and the card appears to have started...) > > Thanks in advance....(so close to being able to bin-off Windows.....) > > # amixer set -c 1 Master 70 unmute > ALSA lib control.c:601:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 1 > amixer: Mixer attach 1 error: No such file or directory > # amixer set -c 1 PCM 70 unmute > ALSA lib control.c:601:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 1 > amixer: Mixer attach 1 error: No such file or directory > # amixer set -c 1 CD 70 unmute > ALSA lib control.c:601:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 1 > amixer: Mixer attach 1 error: No such file or directory > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Sponsored by: > ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user _______________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user