Sound no longer working

Yesterday I played a DVD via VLC after that my SP/DIF didn't work at all.
Also a reboot didn't help!

It's a Alsa Bug - I used the following solution (German link: http://www.ubuntu-forum.de/artikel/39221...-halb.html):
regards,
David

Hey guys, been using xbmc for a long long time, but this is the first time I have run into this....

I tried updating to 1-16-09 pimped and lost audio.

Volume level is up, check
switch from analog to digital, check
Deleted - oface stuff...

can't get it to work, I run spdif...

I found this through searching, don't know how to implement the fix, maybe you could help me....

Quote:# rename /etc/init.d/alsa-utils
sudo mv /etc/init.d/alsa-utils /etc/init.d/alsa-utils.x
# reboot your system
reboot
# rename /etc/init.d/alsa-utils.x back to /etc/init.d/alsa-utils
sudo mv /etc/init.d/alsa-utils.x /etc/init.d/alsa-utils
#start the alsamixer and activate iec958 output
alsamixer

TIA

Warp

hi, at first thanks alot for this 'ultrageile' software!!!!


but i'm having problems with sound, too
I've installed with howto - step by step xbmc on ubuntu 8.10..

when i try to play a divx movie, i have as 'user' no sound! menu sounds are ok on hdmi audio!!

there are no problems when i start xbmc under root, sound works!




any suggestions?

Warpdrv Wrote:Hey guys, been using xbmc for a long long time, but this is the first time I have run into this....

I tried updating to 1-16-09 pimped and lost audio.

Volume level is up, check
switch from analog to digital, check
Deleted - oface stuff...

can't get it to work, I run spdif...

I found this through searching, don't know how to implement the fix, maybe you could help me....

TIA

Warp

this fix work for me every time
first do this


then reboot you system
after reboot start alsamixer


if alsamixer gives just one slide for pulseaudio , quit it and start alsamixer like that


and look for iec958 and activate it (press M once it is marked)

your sound should work now

move back init script

you are done

Im sorry guys.... I posted in the wrong area...

It was for my Xbox...

I fixed it...

Thanks

Oh God, after 5 days nearly throwing my computer through the window and two re-installs later I found this thread. My sound issues are all fixed. Stupid alsa bug and bumb me for not seeing an sticky thread!!! ;-)

Just wanted to say thanks to all! you just save me of yet another reinstall :-) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to add something useful to the thread this has happened to me in both my 32 and 64 ubuntu installs. So I guess both 32 and 64 alsa packages are hit by this. Btw, is there an alsa bug ticket for this problem I can follow?

regards,

Is there a file we can backup/restore when this issue occurs? I just had this happen to me today. The steps worked but I would like something more automated when it breaks.

Argh! This issue was so annoying! Glad the sticky post was here so I only wasted an hour - but man that is a weird bug. The sequence above fixed my problem - I am running SPDIF only and MP3s and the menu sounds were not working.

xnappo

xnappo: I also run spdif only, but i have xbmc audio out set to plughw:0,1 (which is my iec959 device) and passthrough set to iec958. That way incompatible samples (non 44.1/48Khz) get converted and sound plays also fine for youtube for example. ac3 goes directly through the iec958 device so it can be decoded by the avr.

i had that weird bug only once - and 'iecset audio on' fixed it for me.

Hi Guys

Did all the above suggestions but none worked. I have no sound in any part of the OS (including xbmc of course)...alsamixer shows the iec958 as unmuted and full volume. i think the alsa ver is 1.0.17..should i try an upgrade?
any ideas where to go next..?

thx

Zeltak