From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeremy Abbott Subject: Re: a sound problem solution? Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:39:20 +0000 Message-ID: <41E3C8F8.80607@comcast.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org James Miller wrote: >...So, all would be fine if I could >just keep my computer from suddenly ceasing to output sound for unknown >reasons. I'm not really interested in troubleshooting the sound server so >much as I am in a way of possibly resetting it short of rebooting the >machine. Is there a way to do this, i.e., to shutdown, then restart the >sound server to see if I can get the sound back without a reboot? > >A few details, in case it's helpful. This is Ubuntu, a Debian variant. >Sound hardware uses the snd_via82xx module--auto-detected and set up by >the OS on installation. Things I've noted that cause sound output to >cease: plugging/unplugging the speakers while the computer is running; >plugging a usb device into a hub mounted on top of the computer case; and >today I can't say that anything in particular caused this. The symptom is >an end to all sounds: no music will play, nor will system sounds. Only the >PC speaker remains operational. Sound comes back after a reboot. I'm >hoping there's a way to stop, then restart the sound server and that this >might resolve the problem when it occurs. I think this distro must use the >ALSA sound server, if I've understood correctly these technical details. > >Any advice? Go back to using a stereo-type device for sound and just use >my computer for computing, perhaps? > On my distro (Gentoo), when I wish to restart a daemon, I type: /etc/init.d/ restart or /etc/init.d/ stop /etc/init.d/ start NOTICE: Do not include the < or the> on either side of the name. I've not used any Debian varients, so I hope this helps. Jeremy Abbott jkbullfrog@comcast.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs