thanks Jonathan, but have altready done that. And tried both as root and user, doesn't work. Also i have added 'user' to group 'audio'. I suspect it is something very trivial, but i am clueless as to what else needs to be done. I cannot get sound on vlc or xmms either though i can play the video.
thanks and regards, Arvind > <snip> > Hi Arvind, > Sorry to be asking the obvious but... have you checked your mixer? Alsa is > notorious for its default muting behaviour. For example, the pcm setting > often starts off at zero and you have to manually raise it to a reasonable > level to hear sound. If you haven't checked, it may be worth a try. > Cheers, > Jonathan > -- > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]