Hi all,

I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask for help, but no one who I've asked knows how to help and I'm somewhat new to Linux.

I'm running Ubuntu Hardy Heron and haven't changed any config files (practically a fresh install) however ALSA does not work properly and I assume that because of this, Pulseaudio doesn't work either (it breaks when ALSA does). Playing a song, I can hear the song for a random length of time and then it cuts out. If I run VLC from a terminal, it claims "alsa output error: write error (broken pipe)" as the cause and continues to write that over the screen until I force VLC to quit. If I restart the song again, the same thing occurs. Pulseaudio cuts out and says it gets a POLLERR from ALSA. When I login, only part of the login sounds play and are cut just the same as any songs or audio files I try. It seems like my sound card is detected fine, and OSS works when I select to use it instead. It's on a laptop, a Toshiba Satellite a70.

Below I've listed the alsa-info.txt as per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSoundProblems.

Thanks,

Kristin

name=kristin&type=33&description=/tmp/alsa-info.txt&expiry=&s=Submit+Post&content= !!################################ !!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.48 !!################################

!!Script ran on: Tue Jul 8 16:13:38 EDT 2008

!!Linux Distribution !!------------------

Ubuntu 8.04.1 \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.1"

!!Kernel Information !!------------------

Kernel release: 2.6.24-19-generic Operating System: GNU/Linux Architecture: i686 Processor: unknown SMP Enabled: Yes

!!ALSA Version !!------------

Driver version: 1.0.16 Library version: Utilities version: 1.0.15

!!Loaded ALSA modules !!-------------------

snd_atiixp snd_atiixp_modem

!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA !!-----------------------------

0 [IXP ]: ATIIXP - ATI IXP ATI IXP rev 0 with ALC250 at 0xd0004400, irq 17 1 [Modem ]: ATIIXP-MODEM - ATI IXP Modem ATI IXP Modem rev 1 at 0xd0004800, irq 17

!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system !!--------------------------------------

00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP150 AC'97 Audio Controller 02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)

!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's !!--------------------------------------------------------

00:14.5 0401: 1002:4341 Subsystem: 1179:ff01

!!Modprobe options (Sound related) !!--------------------------------

snd-atiixp-modem: index=-2 snd-intel8x0m: index=-2 snd-via82xx-modem: index=-2 snd-usb-audio: index=-2 snd-usb-usx2y: index=-2 snd-usb-caiaq: index=-2 snd-cmipci: mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388

!!Loaded sound module options !!--------------------------

!!Module: snd_atiixp ac97_clock : 48000 ac97_codec : -1 ac97_quirk : <NULL> enable : N id : <NULL> index : -1 spdif_aclink : Y

!!Module: snd_atiixp_modem ac97_clock : 48000 enable : N id : <NULL> index : -2

!!AC97 Codec information !!--------------------------- --startcollapse--

0-0/0: Realtek ALC250 rev 2

PCI Subsys Vendor: 0x1179 PCI Subsys Device: 0xff01

Revision : 0x00 Compat. Class : 0x00 Subsys. Vendor ID: 0xffff Subsys. ID : 0xffff

Capabilities : -headphone out- DAC resolution : 20-bit ADC resolution : 18-bit 3D enhancement : No 3D Stereo Enhancement

Current setup Mic gain : +0dB [+0dB] POP path : pre 3D Sim. stereo : off 3D enhancement : off Loudness : off Mono output : MIX Mic select : Mic1 ADC/DAC loopback : off Double rate slots: 10/11 Extended ID : codec=0 rev=2 AMAP DSA=0 SPDIF DRA VRA Extended status : SPDIF=3/4 VRA PCM front DAC : 44100Hz PCM ADC : 44100Hz SPDIF Control : Consumer PCM Category=0x2 Generation=1 Rate=48kHz

Gain Inverted Buffer delay Location Master Out : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel AUX Out : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Center/LFE Out : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel SPDIF Out : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Phone In : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Mic 1 : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Mic 2 : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Line In : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel CD In : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Video In : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Aux In : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel Mono Out : 0.0 dBV - 23/fs Rear I/O Panel

0:00 = 0190 0:02 = 0000 0:04 = 1212 0:06 = 0008 0:08 = 0000 0:0a = 801e 0:0c = 801f 0:0e = 831f 0:10 = 9f1f 0:12 = 0505 0:14 = 0000 0:16 = 9f1f 0:18 = 0606 0:1a = 0000 0:1c = 0000 0:1e = 0000 0:20 = 0000 0:22 = 0000 0:24 = 0000 0:26 = 000f 0:28 = 0a07 0:2a = 0001 0:2c = ac44 0:2e = 0000 0:30 = 0000 0:32 = ac44 0:34 = bb80 0:36 = 0000 0:38 = 0000 0:3a = 2824 0:3c = 0000 0:3e = 0000 0:40 = 0000 0:42 = 0000 0:44 = 0000 0:46 = 0000 0:48 = 0000 0:4a = 0000 0:4c = 0000 0:4e = 0000 0:50 = 0000 0:52 = 0000 0:54 = 0000 0:56 = 0000 0:58 = 0000 0:5a = 0000 0:5c = 0000 0:5e = 0000 0:60 = 0000 0:62 = 0000 0:64 = 0000 0:66 = 0000 0:68 = 0aea 0:6a = 4400 0:6c = 4601 0:6e = 0015 0:70 = 0008 0:72 = 0000 0:74 = 0100 0:76 = 0304 0:78 = 0c03 0:7a = 6002 0:7c = 414c 0:7e = 4752 --endcollapse--

!!ALSA Device nodes !!-----------------

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 0 2008-07-08 12:08 /dev/snd/controlC0 crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 32 2008-07-08 12:08 /dev/snd/controlC1 crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 24 2008-07-08 14:11 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 16 2008-07-08 15:15 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 56 2008-07-08 12:08 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 48 2008-07-08 12:08 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 2008-07-08 12:08 /dev/snd/seq crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 2008-07-08 12:08 /dev/snd/timer

!!Aplay/Arecord output !!------------

APLAY

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: IXP [ATI IXP], device 0: ATI IXP AC97 [ATI IXP AC97] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Modem [ATI IXP Modem], device 0: ATI IXP MC97 [ATI IXP MC97] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

ARECORD

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: IXP [ATI IXP], device 0: ATI IXP AC97 [ATI IXP AC97] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Modem [ATI IXP Modem], device 0: ATI IXP MC97 [ATI IXP MC97] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

!!Amixer output !!-------------

!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [IXP]

Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 63 Mono: Front Left: Playback 63 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 63 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 23 [74%] [-12.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 63 Mono: Front Left: Playback 45 [71%] [-27.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 45 [71%] [-27.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control '3D Control - Switch',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [3.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [3.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'PCM Out Path & Mute',0 Capabilities: enum Items: 'pre 3D' 'post 3D' Item0: 'pre 3D' Simple mixer control 'Line',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'CD',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 26 [84%] [4.50dB] [on] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 26 [84%] [4.50dB] [on] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [on] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0 Capabilities: enum Items: 'Mic1' 'Mic2' Item0: 'Mic1' Simple mixer control 'Video',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Phone',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 3 Mono: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 15 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB] [off] Simple mixer control 'Aux',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Mix',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on]

!!-------Mixer controls for card 1 [Modem]

Simple mixer control 'Caller ID',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Modem Speaker',0 Capabilities: volume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: 0 - 3 Front Left: 0 [0%] Front Right: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'Off-hook',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off]

!!Alsactl output !!-------------

--startcollapse-- state.IXP { control.1 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Switch' value true } control.2 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 63' iface MIXER name 'Master Playback Volume' value.0 63 value.1 63 } control.3 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Headphone Playback Switch' value true } control.4 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 63' iface MIXER name 'Headphone Playback Volume' value.0 45 value.1 45 } control.5 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Master Mono Playback Switch' value true } control.6 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Master Mono Playback Volume' value 23 } control.7 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'PC Speaker Playback Switch' value false } control.8 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'PC Speaker Playback Volume' value 0 } control.9 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Phone Playback Switch' value false } control.10 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Phone Playback Volume' value 0 } control.11 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Switch' value false } control.12 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Mic Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.13 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Mic Boost (+20dB)' value false } control.14 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Switch' value false } control.15 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.16 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Switch' value true } control.17 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'CD Playback Volume' value.0 26 value.1 26 } control.18 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Switch' value false } control.19 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'Aux Playback Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.20 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Switch' value true } control.21 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 31' iface MIXER name 'PCM Playback Volume' value.0 25 value.1 25 } control.22 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 2 comment.item.0 Mic comment.item.1 CD comment.item.2 Video comment.item.3 Aux comment.item.4 Line comment.item.5 Mix comment.item.6 'Mix Mono' comment.item.7 Phone iface MIXER name 'Capture Source' value.0 Mic value.1 Mic } control.23 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Capture Switch' value true } control.24 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 15' iface MIXER name 'Capture Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } control.25 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 'pre 3D' comment.item.1 'post 3D' iface MIXER name 'PCM Out Path & Mute' value 'pre 3D' } control.26 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name '3D Control - Switch' value false } control.27 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type ENUMERATED comment.count 1 comment.item.0 Mic1 comment.item.1 Mic2 iface MIXER name 'Mic Select' value Mic1 } control.28 { comment.access read comment.type IEC958 comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask' value '0fff000f00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' } control.29 { comment.access read comment.type IEC958 comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask' value cf00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 } control.30 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type IEC958 comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Default' value '0082000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' } control.31 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback Switch' value false } control.32 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 1 comment.range '0 - 3' iface MIXER name 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA' value 0 } control.33 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'External Amplifier' value true } } state.Modem { control.1 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Off-hook Switch' value false } control.2 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type BOOLEAN comment.count 1 iface MIXER name 'Caller ID Switch' value false } control.3 { comment.access 'read write' comment.type INTEGER comment.count 2 comment.range '0 - 3' iface MIXER name 'Modem Speaker Volume' value.0 0 value.1 0 } } --endcollapse--

!!All Loaded Modules !!------------------

Module ipv6 af_packet radeon drm rfcomm l2cap bluetooth ppdev acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_stats freq_table dock sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables sbp2 lp joydev pcmcia wlan_scan_sta ath_rate_sample snd_atiixp parport_pc parport snd_seq_dummy evdev snd_atiixp_modem video output snd_ac97_codec serio_raw snd_seq_oss sdhci battery irda container ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss ac crc_ccitt ath_pci snd_seq_midi mmc_core yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core psmouse wlan snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event ath_hal button snd_pcm snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device i2c_piix4 ati_agp shpchp pci_hotplug pcspkr i2c_core agpgart snd soundcore snd_page_alloc ext3 jbd mbcache sg usbhid hid sr_mod cdrom sd_mod atiixp ide_core pata_acpi pata_atiixp 8139too ohci1394 ata_generic 8139cp mii ieee1394 libata scsi_mod ehci_hcd ohci_hcd usbcore thermal processor fan fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor fuse