On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Renato Borges < renato.callado.bor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John! > > One thing you could test is if both Squeeze and SL6 recognize your sound > board as the very same. > > Try running on each of the distros the following command: > > lspci -vvv > > And then send us the entry that identifies your sound board on each system. > If they are not the same, it may be a problem. If they are the same, then > the modules used to run the sound hardware should be fine, and the problem > should be elsewhere. > > Cheers, > Renato. > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM, john h outlan <joutlan...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I use linux in a work environment, mainly for data security reasons. I've >> used Linux since around 1997 or so. >> >> Question: I need to have sound functioning for work. After a HD install, >> I get sound on SL6, but at a very low volume. No userspace adjustments will >> change it such as setting PCM all the way up, etc. >> Does anyone have a clue about this and what to do about it? I've noticed >> this behaviour on a couple of other distro's, but not all of them. I'm >> using Debian Squeeze right now and sound is >> fine, but I want to change it out for SL. >> >> Any help will be greatly appreciated. >> >> ~~ >> John H. Outlan CPA >> Orlando, FL USA >> cell (407) 924-2727 >> fax (321) 422-5717 >> email j...@outlancpa.com >> url http://www.outlancpa.com >> >> >> > > > -- > Renato Callado Borges > Lab Specialist - DFN/IF/USP > Email: rbor...@dfn.ifusp.br > Phone: +55 11 3091 7105 > Thanks everyone.....I will try Aumix, I'm familiar with it. I believe I did a full desktop install...it was gnome. I ran alsamixer from the terminal and adjusted everything. Here is my lspci -vvv in Squeeze: 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05) Subsystem: Dell Device 02ef Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 47 Region 0: Memory at f6ffc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel I'm pretty sure in SL6 my sound card in AlsaMixer was "HDA Intel". This is a Dell Precision m6500 laptop and I've seen this behavior on a couple other distros also where I couldn't get sound 'volume' up above a whisper. In the old days it would have been PCM or Front not pushed all the way up. I'll check SL6 if I get a chance to install it soon.
