video/sound problems

[cmacrider]

I'm a newbie to linux. The rig my friend built for me is a strictly linux system (no windows OS virtual or otherwise)  The hardware config is as follows:
cpu: unlocked (black) A8-5600K, 
mobo: GA-F2A75M-D3H 
ram: 2x2 GB Mushkin Blackline 2-channel DDR3 
psu: Enermax 485w. 
hdd: 1/2 TB Western Digital 
dvd-burner: Lite-On (internal) 
monitor: Samsung 2233SW 

Currently, I have no video and possibly no audio.  Internet surfing produces repeated warnings that I need to install the Adobe Flashplayer plugin.  Should I be going that route or does debian siduction have other drivers available to enable video.

any assistance greatly appreciated
cmacrider

[michaa7]

Are you using siduction?

If so, pls show

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$ inxi -G

("$" is the symbol for the user prompt, root would be "#")

[towo]

Flash is not a video-driver!
And if you want to see flash-videos, you need to install a flash-plugin.

[michaa7]

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Currently, I have no video and possibly no audio.  Internet surfing produces repeated warnings that I need to install the Adobe Flashplayer plugin.

Apart from what's been said above, how do you surf the internet without video?

It seems I misunderstood what was meant by "video" and you have a working graphical environment, but can't see flash content. Then as towo said, install flash-plugin

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# apt-get update && apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Once installed you should follow the update-warning forum and look for flash-update warnings, because this can't be handled by "apt-get dist-upgrade".

[mylo]

...(no windows OS virtual or otherwise) ...

Congratulations and welcome!

[cmacrider]

@towo:  I apologize to all for having begun by double-posting. I think I've proven how green I am.

@michaa7: yes, I'm running siduction rider, dist-upgraded. All appears to be in order.

cam-sr@sidbox: $ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AND] nee ATI Trinity [Redeon HD 7560D]
                  X-Org: 1.12.4 driver fglrx  Resolution: 1920x1080@60.Ohz
                  GLX Renderer: N/A  GLX Versopm: N/A
And then immediately click the "code" thingie again

Then (new line) proceed, adding:

I have installed the flash plugin non-free. Now video works playing a/v files ... but no sound.

I ought to have begun by asking where to get drivers for audio, LAN, USB and mouse.
The last two are both working, but the mouse is jittery.
Audio chipset: Realtek ALC887.
Again I apologize for asking the wrong question first. Will you kindly tell me where to find at least the audio driver?

Thank you all for replying.
cmacrider  

[towo]

1st, your fglrx-driver is not installed propperly. How you have installed the driver?
2nd show us the output of

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cat /proc/asound/cards

[cmacrider]

@towo
Thank you very kindly for your time, expertise, and the assistance that you have given me to date.

On your first point (fglrx-driver) I cannot answer at present. For grady had installed it before I took the computer home. I can only say that graphics appear to be working OK.

On your second point: Cam-sr @ sidbox:  ~$cat /prac/asound/cards the results are as follows:

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0[HDMI]   HDA -Intel - HDA ATI HDMI    HDA ATI HDMI AT Oxfef44000 IRQ 54

1[Generic    ]   HDA -Intel - HD -Audio Generic      HD - Audio Generic at Oxfef4000 irq 16

I will endeavour to submit the answer to the first question as soon as possible

Again thank you
cmacrider

[towo]

I would say, you don't want HDMI as output, so you have to generate a

~/.asoundrc where you must set your analouge output as default.

Point 4 in

http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://wiki.siduction.de/index.php%3Ftitle%3DMehrere_Soundkarten_verwalten%234._Zwei_interne_Chips_verwenden_den_gleichen_Treiber#submit

will help you.

[ayla]

Hi,

as I see that google translate isn't very proper in this case (filenames beginning with uper case letters in the translation insteed of lower case ones for example) you may possibly use the original german article for comparision.

http://wiki.siduction.de/index.php?title=Mehrere_Soundkarten_verwalten

greets
ayla

[piper]

Hi,

as I see that google translate isn't very proper in this case (filenames beginning with uper case letters in the translation insteed of lower case ones for example) you may possibly use the original german article for comparision.

http://wiki.siduction.de/index.php?title=Mehrere_Soundkarten_verwalten

greets
ayla

+1 indeed

[cmacrider]

@ Ayla, Piper:  We were barely smart enough to catch that upper-case/lower-case glitsch.

So that's not a problem. We've figured out the process (finally, sort of).
We ran the script this morn, and it returned a lot of HDMI mention. It looked unlike the script-run report in the guide towo cited.
So we'll run it again being twice as careful, and hopefully report tomorrow.

Thank you very kindly for the help
cmacrider

[grady]

@towo:

I'm the one who built cmacrider's computer. You helped me get video working before I handed the machine over to him.

cmacrider is entirely new to *nix.

He has run the script you prescribed (in Point 4).
Rather than "script" we named the script file: "sid.sh"
Output:

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root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr# cd /home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs

root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs# chmod u+x sid.sh

root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs# ./sid.sh

Using sound card: HDMI

pcm.HDMI { type hw; card HDMI; }

ctl.HDMI { type hw; card HDMI; }

pcm.Generic { type hw; card Generic; }

ctl.Generic { type hw; card Generic; }

pcm.!default pcm.HDMI

ctl.!default ctl.HDMI

root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs#
He'd be grateful if you'd tell him in simplest terms what he ought to do next.

grady

[ayla]

Hi,

cd into the /home/$USER directory.

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touch .asoundrc
kwrite .asoundrc(or use any other editor you prefer).

Insert:

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pcm.!default pcm.Generic

ctl.!default ctl.Generic
Save, log out and then log in again or reboot.

This should bring the "normal" (not HDMI) devices to work. Your script now should also show the above output.

edit:

No need to get root for this.

Except: You like to have a system wide configuration. Then you should build (as root) a file /etc/modeprobe.d/sound.conf insteed of this .asoundrc, insert the above, save and reboot.

Greets
ayla

[cmacrider]

Ayla:
As per you instructions using kwrite I adjusted asoundrc by inserting the following

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pcm.!default pcm.Generic
ctl.!default ctl.Generic

Then I subsequently rans ./sid.sh and here is the output.

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cam-sr@sidbox:~$ su
Password:
root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr# cd /home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs
root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs# chmod u+x sid.sh
root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs# ./sid.sh
Using sound card: HDMI
pcm.HDMI { type hw; card HDMI; }
ctl.HDMI { type hw; card HDMI; }
pcm.Generic { type hw; card Generic; }
ctl.Generic { type hw; card Generic; }
pcm.!default pcm.HDMI
ctl.!default ctl.HDMI
root@sidbox:/home/cam-sr/Desktop/docs#


Any further assistance you could give me is greatly appreciated
cmacrider