Nothing I could identify as strange. But I'm not that experienced in interpreting log files.
This has persisted throughout several versions of Ubuntu, right from my first installation of Edgy. I was beginning to suspect a hardware problem, because I also get occasional, and again completely random, system freezes. My power supply failed yesterday and I thought that might have been the cause. But I installed a new PSU this morning and am still getting the same problems with sound. Coincidentally, I also had one freeze about an hour ago. If this isn't a software problem, then I guess I have an intermittent fault on the mother board. > > Gosse J de Jong wrote: > > Can you find something wrong in your log files. I mean something > diverend with yesterday? > > Have you try to make a fresh install? > > > 2007/12/8, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > Ever since I started using Linux (Ubuntu) about eighteen months ago, I > suffered what seems to be a completely random problem where the > sound on > my machine is disabled after booting. Sometimes it can take up to six > re-bots before the sound eventually returns. I've made several > attempts > to track down the cause and have raised the issue on Ubuntu forums > several times, all without success. > > Yesterday, after having failed to get sound going for two whole > days, I > started poking around the settings yet again. I discovered that if > I go > into the Sound Preferences dialogue and select p16v from the list, > I can > get the test sounds to work, even though other applications, such as > Amarok, Skype or movie player, still remain silent. One odd exception > seems to be .wmv files. For some reason, if I play one of these, the > sound works! > > This morning I booted up and lo and behold, the sound is back again. > It's driving me slowly nuts, so if anyone has any ideas on what > might be > causing this, I would be most grateful for suggestions. > > The machine has an AMD Athlon XP processor, and a RagePro 9800 > graphics > board. Device Manager lists the sound device as : VT8233/A/8235/8237 > AC97 Audio Controller. It also lists Creative Labs SB Audigy. I've > also > attached a screenshot of the KDE Control Module Sound screen. > > > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > > -- > It's not the lofty sails but the unseen wind that move's the ship > > Linux Counter number #457714 http://counter.li.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
