Hello Everyone,
I'm new to Solaris, less than a week to give an idea how green I am. Although new to UNIX, I've been running Linux (i.e. OpenSUSE, Ultimate Edition, Arch, and obviously Ubuntu) for many years, so, I decided to put Solaris 11 on my 12 core opteron. I had a bit of difficulty with video drivers and got them to work, however, I am completely dumbfounded when it comes to my sound NOT working.
Code:
$ ls /dev/sound gives the following:
0 2ctl audiocmi:0dsp audiohd:1ctl
0ctl audiocmi:0 audiocmi:0mixer audiohd:1dsp
2 audiocmi:0ctl audiohd:1 audiohd:1mixer
That being said, I've tried different devices in the "Sound Preferences" section to no avail. I've also tried another sound card and got a similar output that the device and drivers were working. I've also made sure that the cables are hooked up properly just to be sure I've exausted all options. I also went into the Device Driver Utility and didn't see anything wrong there as well, in fact I got the following:
I'm terribly sorry that I couldn't justify the margins with the output, but, I figured it would be better than nothing.
All that being said, I would greatly appreciate if someone could/would help me out with this problem.
Thanks for your time and help.
-Pete
Last edited by DukeNuke2; 03-29-2016 at 04:42 PM..
Still can't get the whole code thing to work properly.
I'm not sure if this new output helps or not, but, it seems like it's taking longer than usual for a response regarding this matter; I'm not sure if this is too difficult or rediculously easy that someone is hoping I'll figure this out for my own dignity. LOL
Last edited by Don Cragun; 04-02-2016 at 07:59 PM..
Reason: Add CODE tags, again.
This is a little out of my area of expertise, but it always helps if you tell us what hardware you're using. (Solaris 11 runs on a wide variety of manufacturer's boxes.) You have told us that the CPU card contains a 12 core Opteron chipset but not who manufactured the box nor that manufacturer's model number for your box. You have shown us that you have tried sound cards made by C-Media Electronics, Inc. and by Creative Labs but not the model numbers from those cards. And, you haven't said whether you are using internal speakers in the box you're using or external speakers (and, if external speakers, how they are connected to your box.
Even though Solaris 11 is relatively new, there have been several releases. What output do you get from?:
Code:
uname -msrv
Are there any diagnostics printed concerning your audio card, drivers, or other software when you boot your system?
Thanks for a speedy response, I'm totally thrilled that I can do some constructive learning regarding Solaris 11 and get to the bottom of this.
You make some interesting points and posed some good questions
My Motherboard is an Asus K8N-DRE with two 6 core Opterons.
The sound card is Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio (PCIe) with a CA0110-IBG chipset. Or, do I need more specific information? Link is here: support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=1&CatName=Sound+Blaster&prodID=16770&prodName=PCI+Express+X-Fi+Xtreme+Audio (Sorry, aparently I'm not allowed to hyperlink, YET)
The CMedia Part # is pm2ft8768x3c and the version is 2.0 and the manufacturers very own description can be had here. cmedia.com.tw/ProductsDetail/page-p/C1Serno-53/C2Serno-56/PSerno-33.html
$ cat /etc/release gives the following output:
Code:
Oracle Solaris 11.3 X86
Copyright (c) 1983, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Assembled 06 October 2015
And
Code:
uname -a gives:
SunOS Huge-Balls 5.11 11.3 i86pc i386 i86pc
Pardon my Solaris client name, I never had any intention of anyone seeing that.
As far as speakers go, they are external amplified 2.1 logitech speakers that plug directly into the sound card. The manufacturers website regarding this product is here: logitech.com/en-us/product/speaker-system-z313
As far as the diagnostics, I'm not sure which log file you'd like me to look at. Could you tell me what and where I can pull it up and give it to you?
Thanks again Don for all your help and time.
-Pete
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I keep getting messages to fix my "codes", I'm trying to and not having any luck, when I try to respond to private messages I'm told it's not possible until I reach a 10 post count. I can't list hyper-links until I reach a certain count either.
One of my private messages looked like it had a video tutorial, unfortunately, I'm missing that plugin. I'm not sure if there is another way to see a tutorial.
I'm definitely here to learn, being new to UNIX I'm frustrated and losing sleep and time throughout my day, so, a little latitude would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not some trouble maker, and once again, I'm here to learn, which means I MUST be taught, but, if I'm going to keep being admonished without proper teaching, I'll go somewhere else for help.
Thx and sorry for my shortcomings.
Last edited by DukeNuke2; 04-03-2016 at 05:26 PM..
The mail messages you got probably contained something like the following. If you can't access the tutorial from your e-mail, can you click on the link below in your browser?
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Although new to UNIX, I've been running Linux (i.e. OpenSUSE, Ultimate Edition, Arch, and obviously Ubuntu) for many years, so, I decided to put Solaris 11 on my 12 core opteron. I had a bit of difficulty with video drivers and got them to work, however, I am completely dumbfounded when it comes to my sound NOT working.
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Could you tell me what and where I can pull it up and give it to you?
