Ubuntu 9.04 and PS3

[simmorya]

I recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 (build 200409) post-RC.

I am having trouble with audio on the PS3. It can find the audio device and everything seems to be ok except I cannot hear anything.

I have gone into Sound preferences and everything is on Auto Detect and when i press Test it says its testing but no sound. \

Any help greatly appreciated :)

[brentaal]

Launch a terminal and type in "amixer".

See if any of the bars have MM below them (MM means muted). If so, select the bar and click the M key on your keyboard to unmute it.

EDIT: Ugh, only noticed now that you're using PulseAudio. Not sure of how much help this tip can be, since amixer is alsamixer. :/

Edited April 23, 2009 by brentaal

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I know I'm not adding anything but have to ask - you are running Ubuntu on your PS3?

[brentaal]

I know I'm not adding anything but have to ask - you are running Ubuntu on your PS3?

Apparently there are special Ubuntu ISO's specifically for PS3.

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/daily/current/

Didn't know about it till today...

[simmorya]

That's what I downloaded. The full 9.04 release for PlayStation 3. It actually runs pretty well. I also enabled the ps3vram to swap space and it can run multiple applications much better now.

Anyway, Ubuntu is using PulseAudio, and neither ALSA, OSS or pulse work.

OSS keeps displayin an error while testing audio, ALSA plays the test with no sound and PulseAudio plays the test with no sound.

Its really annoying me. cant make Linux a media server with no sound :(

openSUSE 11.1 and YDL 6.1 worked fine with sound (with a little playing around) but this is just getting on my nerves.

[Zapadlo]

Have you tried http://www.ubuntugeek.com/sound-solutions-...unty-users.html?

After looking around on the internet it doesn't seem to be a common problem, you sure there is nothing muted in the control panel or switches.

Perhaps try removing pulse audio.

[liberatus_sum]

You could try setting the default card in .asoundrc.asoundconf using aplay -L to get the card name. Something like:

!defaults.pcm.card Audigy2

Obviously replacing Audigy2 with the card from aplay -L. Then do a speaker test with speaker-test .

[simmorya]

Thanks for all the feedback people. I managed to fix the problem (sort of).

I think its a bug with HDMI autodetecting and ALSA. I plugged in my composite cords and connected the white and red cord to my stereo system. Now, sound works via composite and video works via HDMI.

Although sound still does not work via HDMI I am able to run sound atleast through my stereo.

On a side note, anyone looking to install any Linux distro on their PS3 and own a 768p HDTV, try the following for installation at KBoot:

install video=ps3fb:mode:155 -c

This will give Linux the screen resolution of 768p at Full RGB.

Thanks again for the help peeps :)

[markwolfe Veteran]

Wow. :blink:

You put more effort into this than I would have. I would have given up, but glad that perseverance paid off for you. And thanks for posting your solution here, so others could find. (Y)