[ALSA - driver 0000660]: No sound output despite unmuting and maximizing all volume settings

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A NOTE has been added to this issue.
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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=660> 
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Reported By:                bji
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    ALSA - driver
Issue ID:                   660
Category:                   PCI - intel8x0
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Distribution:               Fedora Core 3
Kernel Version:             2.6.9
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Date Submitted:             11-21-2004 02:53 CET
Last Modified:              12-02-2004 19:20 CET
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Summary:                    No sound output  despite unmuting and maximizing all
volume settings
Description: 
I get no sound output from any program I have tried (xmms, play, aplay, cat
> /dev/audio) with no error messages or any other indication that there is
a problem which would cause sound to not occur.

I have already run alsamixer many times and tried every combination of
muted and unmuted settings with all volumes maximized.  With no volume
settings muted, and all volume settings at maximum level, I still get no
sound.

Everything *looks* like it's working - output in the kernel log, xmms's
display, everything.  But I get no sound out of the built-in speaker or
the headphone jack.

I have tried the following:

* Default install of Fedora Core 3; it recognized the sound card and
installed module settings in /etc/modprobe.conf to load snd-intel8x0.  But
I never got any sound out of this default install no matter what I tried.

* Custom compiled the 2.6.9 kernel with no patches except the software
suspend 2 patch.  This built the version of the ALSA drivers that come
with 2.6.9.  Still no sound.

* Downloaded and compiled version 1.0.7 of the ALSA drivers and installed
them.  Still no sound.

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 bji - 12-02-04 06:37 
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I apologize, but I am not very familiar with recording sound under Linux. 
I am running Fedora Core 3 without Gnome or KDE, and I don't know of any
sound recorder that I can use.  Can you please give some hints about what
I need to do to record sound from the PCM during playback at the same
time?  Can I do this using a command line tool?

I tried using arecord while playing a song using xmms but the resulting
file did not show any waves in the graphical xmms display when I played
it.

I also tried using arecord while playing a .wav file repeatedly using
aplay, but the resulting file also did not show any waves in the graphical
xmms display when I played it.

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 tiwai - 12-02-04 19:20 
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Don't forget to choose 'Mix' as the capture source, and raise 'Capture
Volume', turn on 'Capture Switch', too.

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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11-21-04 02:53 bji            New Issue                                    
11-21-04 02:53 bji            Distribution              => Fedora Core 3   
11-21-04 02:53 bji            Kernel Version            => 2.6.9           
11-21-04 02:55 bji            Note Added: 0002481                          
11-21-04 02:56 bji            File Added: proc_asound.txt                    
11-21-04 03:16 bji            Note Added: 0002483                          
11-21-04 03:19 bji            Note Added: 0002484                          
11-23-04 16:20 tiwai          Note Added: 0002522                          
11-23-04 23:23 IceRAM         Note Added: 0002537                          
11-23-04 23:24 IceRAM         File Added: asound.state                     
11-23-04 23:25 IceRAM         File Added: modprobe.conf                    
11-23-04 23:26 IceRAM         File Added: iceram_lsmod.txt                    
11-23-04 23:27 IceRAM         Note Added: 0002538                          
11-23-04 23:28 IceRAM         Note Edited: 0002537                         
11-23-04 23:29 IceRAM         Note Edited: 0002537                         
11-23-04 23:29 IceRAM         Issue Monitored: IceRAM                      
11-23-04 23:45 IceRAM         Note Added: 0002539                          
11-23-04 23:45 IceRAM         File Added: .asoundrc                        
11-23-04 23:46 IceRAM         Note Edited: 0002538                         
11-24-04 12:32 bji            File Added: asound.state                     
11-24-04 12:33 bji            Note Added: 0002550                          
11-24-04 12:40 tiwai          Note Added: 0002552                          
11-24-04 13:15 IceRAM         Note Deleted: 0002537                        
11-24-04 13:16 IceRAM         Note Deleted: 0002539                        
11-24-04 13:19 IceRAM         Note Deleted: 0002538                        
11-24-04 13:26 IceRAM         Note Added: 0002561                          
11-24-04 14:57 tiwai          Note Added: 0002565                          
11-25-04 07:07 bji            Note Added: 0002587                          
11-28-04 04:24 bji            Note Added: 0002619                          
11-28-04 06:04 bji            Note Added: 0002620                          
11-29-04 17:19 tiwai          Note Added: 0002654                          
11-29-04 17:19 tiwai          File Added: stac9752a.diff                    
11-30-04 08:56 bji            Note Added: 0002661                          
11-30-04 21:02 tiwai          Note Added: 0002662                          
12-02-04 06:37 bji            Note Added: 0002674                          
12-02-04 19:20 tiwai          Note Added: 0002689                          
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