noob: alsa configured ... but no sound. (alsamixer: Master disappeared)

Thank you very much for your attention Erick,

is this the right mailing-list for alsa problems? hmmm, I
dont know... I
changed the subject a little bit.

On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:38 +0200, Erick M wrote:
> ahhh first clue..
> 
> well you should have something like the png ive
attached. The first
> sound controler on the left is the master.
> 
> now, the right question is: why would the master
controler in
> alsamixer disappear? I have personnally no idea, but
the answer will
> solve your problem.. 
> 
> On 5/22/06, Andreas Burghardt <a-burghardtgmx.de> wrote:
>         Hello Erik,
>         
>         how no unmute/mute a card? there is no
'master' in
>         alsamixer ... there
>         is only 'pcm', 'Front','Line', ...
>         
>         
>         
>         On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:22 +0200, Erick M
wrote:
>         > first thought:
>         > 
>         > have you unmute your card?
>         > if no, use alsamixer from alsa-utils to
unmute the 'master'
>         and 'pcm'
>         >
>         > hope it helps
>         >
>         > On 5/22/06, Andreas Burghardt
<a-burghardtgmx.de> wrote:
>         >         Hello everyone,
>         >
>         >         I'm new to gentoo and in general
to linux too. I
>         newly
>         >         configured alsa
>         >         and it seems to work:
>         > 
>         >
>         >         # cat /proc/asound/cards
>         >         0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel -
HDA Intel
>         >                               HDA Intel at
0xd000c000 irq 17
>         >
>         >         # cat /proc/asound/pcm 
>         >         00-01: ALC260 Digital : ALC260
Digital : playback 1
>         >         00-00: ALC260 Analog : ALC260
Analog : playback 1 :
>         capture 1
>         >
>         >
>         >         # cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
>         >         Sound Driver: 3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA
v1.0.11rc2
>         emulation code)
>         >         Kernel: Linux bingung
2.6.16-gentoo-r7 #9 SMP
>         PREEMPT Mon May
>         >         22
>         >         11:20:39 CEST 2006 i686
>         >         Config options: 0
>         >
>         >         Installed drivers:
>         >         Type 10: ALSA emulation
>         >
>         >         Card config:
>         >         HDA Intel at 0xd000c000 irq 17
>         >
>         >         Audio devices:
>         >         0: ALC260 Analog (DUPLEX) 
>         >
>         >         Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN
CONFIG
>         >
>         >         Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN
CONFIG
>         >
>         >         Timers:
>         >         7: system timer
>         >
>         >         Mixers:
>         >         0: Realtek ALC260
>         >
>         >         Now I still don't here anything!
Is there an option
>         in the
>         >         kernel to
>         >         make the speakers of my notebook
(Extensa 6700)
>         work?
>         >         alsamixer is 
>         >         already configured ... noting is
muted and it seems
>         to work
>         >         fine too!
>         >
>         >         I would be very thankfull if
anybody could help me.
>         >
>         >         Regards,
>         >
>         >            Andreas Burghardt
>         >
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>         >
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Andreas Burghardt wrote:
> Thank you very much for your attention Erick,
> 
> is this the right mailing-list for alsa problems? hmmm,
I dont know... I
> changed the subject a little bit.
> 
> On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:38 +0200, Erick M wrote:
> 
>>ahhh first clue..
>>
>>well you should have something like the png ive
attached. The first
>>sound controler on the left is the master.
>>
>>now, the right question is: why would the master
controler in
>>alsamixer disappear? I have personnally no idea, but
the answer will
>>solve your problem.. 

on another list[1] it is said this is a common laptop issue
and it is
recommended to try the following things:
1) unmute headphone
2) turn on a switch called "external amplifier"
if available
3) turn digital output off (supposedly a switch named
IEC-something)

Hope to help

[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/07/msg03019.ht
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