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Hi,
I dont get any sound, no matter if I am playing videos, mp3s, or menu sounds.
XBMC says my soundcard cannot be initialized. Where can I find information, to find out why it doesnt work? What would be the appropriate steps?
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Please play a video first, then post a debug log from that.
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2011-01-02, 01:31
(This post was last modified: 2011-01-02, 01:40 by bobo1on1.)
Post the output of "aplay -L" please.
Also, that log shows no problems with audio at all.
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I have the exact same problem. nothing I do fixes it? I want analog sound not hdmi sound output though
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It works now. For everyone interested:
I heard cracks right before xbmc started and wasnt able to find any sign in the log.
In a last attempt I just added
ppa:yavdr/unstable-xbmc
ppa:yavdr/unstable-vdr
This is basically made for pvr support but it also fixes my sound problems.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libva1 sqlite3
The following packages will be upgraded:
dkms liblircclient0 libvdpau1 lirc nvidia-current nvidia-settings xbmc xbmc-bin xbmc-data xbmc-live
xbmc-skin-confluence xbmc-standalone
I didnt change any settings.
As can be seen above, it might have been a problem with either the driver or xbmc itself.
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2011-01-13, 11:44
(This post was last modified: 2011-01-13, 11:47 by eHunterADJ.)
I have exactly the same problem... (I also use a Xonar D1 and analog audio)
When I first installed XBMC live (Dharma Final), it worked great, everything was fine and I could get 5.1 analog audio.
Suddenly the next day I got no menu sounds and got "Failed to initialize your sound card" msg when trying to play back a movie.
I then played around with a few settings in alsamixer, muting and unmuting certain outputs, deleted the asound.conf file, rebooted and it was working again!
Then, about a day or 2 later, i got the "failed to initialize" msg again.
I dont know whats going on but at least I can see now that I'm not alone!
I have an nvidia g210 thats got a built in sound processor so I'm wondering if the "dual sound card setup" could be whats causing this?
I'll post some debug information when I get a minute.
MY SPECS:
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nvidia g210 DVI -> HDMI
Xonar D1 - 5.1 analog
Dell 745 with 4GB mem
XBMC Live 10.10
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I have a Xonar ST and am experiencing the same problem. It usually occurs when I first boot the media centre (8 times out of ten). If I then immedietely do a reboot it works fine everytime, without fiddling with any alsa settings etc. No idea why - but it may work for others.
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