No sound, Slacko 6.3.0 and Slacko 64

[scientist]

I seem to have frequent sound problems.

I have no sound from any player in both Slacko 6.3.0 or Slacko 64.

How can I diagnose the problem ?

[Flash]

Install Windows and see if that fixes it.

[bigpup]

Sound card selected to use?
Check adjustments in Retrovol. by right click on speaker icon, select full window.
Using what to provide sound?
Internal speakers, headset, what?

No sound usually indicates the wrong sound device is selected to use.
Multiple Sound Card Wizard.

[scientist]

Sound card selected to use?
Check adjustments in Retrovol. by right click on speaker icon, select full window.
Using what to provide sound?
Internal speakers, headset, what?

No sound usually indicates the wrong sound device is selected to use.
Multiple Sound Card Wizard.

I think card is on the motherboard.

Cable from line out goes to a Logitech amplifier and speakers.

I have tried every card that the card wizard shows.

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card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: ALC887-VD Digital [ALC887-VD Digital]

[jlst]

Have you tried with a frugal install?

You might want to try to update to the latest slacko, with frugal installs everything is easier so you can have multiple puppies in the same partition, you can find the one the suits you best

[rcrsn51]

Your list above only shows a card 1. Does that mean that there is no card 0?

Has sound worked in other Puppies? Do they show a card 0?

[Doglover]

Slacko has rather poor sound support. The Alsa mixer doesn't work, and does not support pulseaudio.

It's the only reason why I don't use it.

[scientist]

Your list above only shows a card 1. Does that mean that there is no card 0?

Has sound worked in other Puppies? Do they show a card 0?

Card 0 was for HDMI which is not hooked up.

Sound is provided by line out going to some external speakers and amp.

[scientist]

Agree with you doglover.

[rcrsn51]

You didn't answer both of my questions.

In other Puppies, what device is card 0?

[redandwhitestripes]

I had the same problem with slacko 64 using hdmi output to my beloved Bravia TV. By trial and error, I got it to work. I googled "puppy linux multiple sound card problems" which produced two posts from this forum. One explained how to select the correct card by right clicking the sound icon and then choosing the "hardware" tab and changing the soundcard number. Another explained how to change the configuration because apparently, with multiple sound cards, a random number can be assigned the each card on each boot.

In short - the problem is almost certainly fixable unless it's an actual hardware fault. I'm sure more knowledgeable users can help you more if you give them a bit more detail.

[bigpup]

Check adjustments in Retrovol. by right click on speaker icon, select full window.

Sure you got what is needed selected?
Not sure, but maybe line needs selected and turned up.

[scientist]

You didn't answer both of my questions.

In other Puppies, what device is card 0?

My post said

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Card 0 was for HDMI which is not hooked up.

[scientist]

Check adjustments in Retrovol. by right click on speaker icon, select full window.

Sure you got what is needed selected?
Not sure, but maybe line needs selected and turned up.

Retrovol shows two lines.

About as clear as Mississippi mud.

[scientist]

Check adjustments in Retrovol. by right click on speaker icon, select full window.

Sure you got what is needed selected?
Not sure, but maybe line needs selected and turned up.

Did that.

It showed ONLY pcm.