No sounds with Audigy 2 ZS / ALSA

[TheEternalVortex]

I tried settup up ALSA according to the ALSA guide for my Audigy 2 ZS, which I believe uses the emu10k1 driver.

I ran alsaconf without any problems, and a lsmod seems to show that the modules are loaded:
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_midi 6560 -
snd_emu10k1_synth 6696 -
snd_emux_synth 34664 -
snd_seq_virmidi 5416 -
snd_seq_midi_emul 6376 -
snd_emu10k1 116612 -
snd_rawmidi 20224 -
snd_util_mem 3176 -
snd_hwdep 6720 -
nvidia 3707368 -

And yes, I did unmute my channels.

However when I test cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp I don't get any sound coming from my speakers, and likewise if I try to play an MP3 or something.

What else could be the issue?

Thanks.

[evilben]

Make sure the "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" option is checked in the mixer.

For my ZS, the only way I could get it to work was with everything compiled in except for the emu10k1 driver.

Here's my /etc/modules.d/alsa if it helps (Audigy is 1st card listed, but hw1 not hw0):

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alias char-major-116 snd
# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore

# SBLive
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

#alias snd-card-0 snd-card-emu10k1
alias snd-card-1 snd-emu10k1
options snd-card-emu10k1 snd_index=1 snd_enable

alias snd-slot-1 snd-card-1
alias sound-slot-1 snd-slot-1

#ENS1371
alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/dsp1 snd-pcm-oss

#alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1371
alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1724
#options snd-card-ens1371 snd_index=1 snd_enable
options snd-card-ice1724 snd_index=0 snd_enable

alias snd-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-slot-0


alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
alias /dev/sound/sequencer snd-seq-midi

# Set this to the correct number of cards.
options snd snd_major=116 cards_limit=2 enable_midi=1

[TheEternalVortex]

Where is the "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" option found? I can't seem to find it.

And I do have everything compiled in except the emu10k1 module.

[TheEternalVortex]

Ah, ok I got it working. I guess I had something muted in the mixer since I just tried enabling everything, even the weird options.