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no sound

Asked by Nels

I have system sounds (beeps, etc...) and sounds at start-up, but I have no sounds when I stream video from the web, when i play games, and Amarok won't play anything, in fact its says:

Audio output unavailable; the device is busy.
xine parameters

I am a linux rookie but can follow directions if they are fairly detailed - not afraid to try!

Also recently upgraded from Hardy to Intrepid if that helps.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

-- Please try to discover if there are any process they are keeping the /dev/dsp locked

ps -edalf | grep -i dsp

Hope this helps

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Nels (keepaneyeopen) said : 		#2

I typed in the highlighted command into terminal and got the following
response, (i have no idea what it means)

0 S nels 7054 7018 0 80 0 - 809 pipe_w 15:09 pts/0 00:00:00
grep -i dsp

BTW - still no sound and same error from Amarok

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:07 PM, marcobra <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #50183 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50183
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> marcobra proposed the following answer:
> -- Please try to discover if there are any process they are keeping the
> /dev/dsp locked
>
> ps -edalf | grep -i dsp
>
> Hope this helps
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
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Nels (keepaneyeopen) said : 		#3

when I go to the sound preferences menu and try to TEST the outputs the
dialog box freezes and wont dissappear.

Is there any way to restore system to default sound settings thru the
terminal interface??

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Nels <email address hidden>wrote:

> Your question #50183 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50183
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> I typed in the highlighted command into terminal and got the following
> response, (i have no idea what it means)
>
> 0 S nels 7054 7018 0 80 0 - 809 pipe_w 15:09 pts/0 00:00:00
> grep -i dsp
>
> BTW - still no sound and same error from Amarok
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:07 PM, marcobra <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #50183 on Ubuntu changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50183
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > marcobra proposed the following answer:
> > -- Please try to discover if there are any process they are keeping the
> > /dev/dsp locked
> >
> > ps -edalf | grep -i dsp
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > --
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> > know that it is solved:
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50183/+confirm?answer_id=0
> >
> > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> > following page to enter your feedback:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/50183
> >
> > You received this question notification because you are a direct
> > subscriber of the question.
> >
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

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Nels (keepaneyeopen) said : 		#4

thanx