Am 22.04.2011 16:56, schrieb dhk...@optonline.net: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Florian Philipp > Date: Friday, April 22, 2011 10:45 am > Subject: [gentoo-user] HDA ATI SB ALC892 sometimes no sound > To: Gentoo User List > >> Hi list! >> >> I've recently bought a Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H board (AM3, integrated >> Radeon HD 4200). The problem is, sometimes sound works out-of- >> the-box. >> Then I reboot and there is no sound at all. There is no error - >> just no >> output. The SPDIF port (which I really need) does not emit any light, >> then. Sometimes after a cold reboot, it works again. >> >> I've found several threads pointing to problems with kernel 2.6.32 >> (solved in 2.6.33, I'm on 2.6.36). Some others made me wonder if >> alsa is >> confused by the HDMI output of the graphics card. I blacklisted >> snd_hda_codec_atihdmi and switched driver from fglrx to radeon >> but it >> did not change anything. I don't have the means to check whether there >> is any output over HDMI. >> >> I know that at least Volker has a similar board. Maybe others as well. >> Does someone have a clue what's going on? >> >> I'll append some info. >> [...] > > I have a similar problem. There was an email thread about it a few > months ago. Nothing much happened with it because sound occasionally > works for me. Sometime it comes back after a reboot or restart of > alsasound, and sometimes if I leave the machine running a long time if > will just start working or just stop working . . . really weird. I've > been running alsaconf a lot and that seem to get it back most of the > time if not I still need to restart alsasound or reboot. > > Also, if you haven't run python-updater in a while you should, that > seems to fix a lot a odd behavior. > > Good luck. > > dhk >
Well, I guess I just spend 20 EUR on an USB soundcard. They work reliably and quality doesn't matter much anyway if I just need digital output. Regards, Florian
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