[ale] Sound problems in Debian 2.6 kernel

[Thomas Holmquist]

On Tuesday 06 July 2004 15:14, Jason Day wrote:
> I recently upgraded my work computer (Debian Sid) from kernel 2.4.25 to
> 2.6.7.  Everything seems to work great except the sound.  Actually, the
> sound seems to work great too: the modules all load correctly, and I can
> "play" WAV or MP3 files with alsaplayer, there's just no sound output.
> I've verified that the Master and PCM channels are unmuted, and both are
> at 100%, but still no sound.
>
> I used ALSA with the 2.4 kernel without any problems.  And, if I reboot
> into 2.4, the sound still works flawlessly.  I've tried googling for
> this, but everything I've found says to unmute the master and PCM
> channels, which I know is a common problem.

What is turned on in your kernel config under sound? (perhaps you could attach 
the .config file)
Does sound work as root?
Does dmesg say anything about sound? (When you boot up, Alsa will print out 
any cards It detected. (Im pretty sure =P)