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** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/634659 Title: Soundcard not detected - when monitor is detached - only as root Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: sound works fine when my monitor was attached. I removed the monitor to put it on another machine. I ssh'd into this machine and sound stopped working. mplayer would not work. Sound only works if I run mplayer with sudo. same goes for any sound application. alsamixer will not work as a user. only sudo alsamixer $ alsamixer cannot open mixer: No such file or directory $ sudo alsamixer $ aplay -l aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found... $ sudo aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** Home directory /home/papa not ours. card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 papa@game:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.22.1+dfsg-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found... Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:223: no soundcards found... AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/dsp', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D3', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D2c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer', '/dev/sequencer2', '/dev/sequencer'] failed with exit code 1: Date: Thu Sep 9 23:10:20 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Title: Soundcard not detected dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: R01-A3 dmi.board.name: WMCP78M dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000000000000000 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: AX1200 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrR01-A3:bd07/31/2008:svnAcer:pnAspireX1200:pvrAX1200:rvnAcer:rnWMCP78M:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvrAX1200: dmi.product.name: Aspire X1200 dmi.product.version: AX1200 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/634659/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp