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/<daemonname> restart
or
/etc/init.d/<daemonname> stop /etc/init.d/<daemonname> 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.
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