lux-integ wrote: > On Friday 08 May 2009 09:19:32 pm lux-integ wrote: > >> QUESTIONS: >> 1) What do the above mean? I compiled the kernel as:- >> (*)Sound Card Support -enabled >> (*)ALSA --enabled >> (*)generic sound devices -enabled >> ()virtual midi soundcard -disabled >> (this is the only reference I saw of midi and none of synth) >> (*) PCI-dound-devices >> (*) VIA 82C686A/B, 8233/8235 AC97 controller --enabled >> (There is no reference in kernel 2.6.28.10 specifically to via 8237. >> Could this be the source of the problem? > I recompiled the kernel keeping drivers for all PCI-devices as modules > > and running alsaconf now reports the presence of via8237 and configures it > as 'a sound card'. I can also run > #alsamixer card1 and adjust volumes. > and on shutdown /sbin/alsactl does not report ''no sound cards found" > but instead report "....saving volumes'. > > however despite all users being in the group audio, > > a) I still get no sound from the loudspeakers ( I get the sound of a > small 'pop' ) on entering kde > b) kmix (in kde421) does not work. > c) I dould not get the cd-layer (in kde421) to play
Can you get any sound from the speakers with aplay? You did make sure the volumes are up and the right features turned on with alsomixer, didn't you. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
