Sound not working and cannot install alsa-base (solved)

michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-02 15:19

Hello my Toshiba notebook sound is not working and I cannot find or install als-base

Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp

Any thoughts on how to reinstall / fix this issue?

Thanks,

Michel

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-02 15:34

alsa-base is definitely in the debian repository, so... did you forget to perform sudo apt update
before attempting to install alsa-base?

google search found a reported solution explained here:

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michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-02 16:07

i did many upates and upgrades and tried to apt install and use synaptic. it's not there

Michel

anticapitalista · posted: 2017-06-02 16:18

alsa-base is shipped on the iso. Are you using non default repos? alsa-base is not in stretch nor sid.

michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-02 16:43

yes i opted for testing, but why would it not be on these repos, is in it a base package? how do i get it now?

anticapitalista · posted: 2017-06-02 17:06

You can't get it since debian has dropped it for kmod.

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michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-02 17:07

ok so lets forget alsa, how do i get the sound working? any ideas? Thanks Michel

rokytnji · posted: 2017-06-02 18:17

michmanbiker wrote:ok so lets forget alsa, how do i get the sound working? any ideas? Thanks Michel

Kinda busy here right now. Might help. Might not.

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anticapitalista · posted: 2017-06-02 19:00

Did it work at all before you upgraded to testing?

michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-03 00:10

I choose the repositories during install so I never had a"before" as such. Thanks, Michel

anticapitalista · posted: 2017-06-03 09:41

You could check if sound works running live.

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2017-06-03 11:02

output of

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inxi -F

for you machine would be useful.

also, alsa-utils still works. and as anti said, should be installed already. but maybe the card needs initialized again.

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alsactl init

and have you used the"test sound" item in control center?

michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-03 11:40

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System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.12+mod+20170325.1
           Distro: antiX-16.1_x64-full Berta Cáceres 16 January 2017
Machine:   Device: laptop System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite U400 v: PSU40E-00U00WAR
           Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Satellite U400
           BIOS: TOSHIBA v: V3.80 date: 01/05/2009
Battery    BAT1: charge: 22.0 Wh 100.0% condition: 22.0/37.0 Wh (60%)
           
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium Dual T2390 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 1867 MHz 1: 1333 MHz
           2: 1333 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary)
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: intel
           Resolution: 1280x800@59.91hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965GM
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 13.0.6
Audio:     Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: Marvell 88E8040T PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
           driver: sky2
           IF: eth0 state: down
           mac: 00:1e:68:4b:37:c4
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8187B Wireless Adapter
           driver: rtl8187
           IF: wlan0 state: N/A
           mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (3.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2500BEVT size: 250.1GB
           
           ID-1: / size: 228G used: 6.9G (4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 153 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 354.3/1994.5MB
           
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.8 
michel@antix1:~

michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-03 11:42

I tried to test sound through control center. The application will not load. I will try your suggestion Thanks. Michel

michmanbiker · posted: 2017-06-03 11:43

anticapitalista wrote:You could check if sound works running live.

How do I do that. Thanks, Michel