On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Greg Kettmann wrote:
> How do I test sound?
Find an audio file (.wav, .au, etc.). Issue the command "play audiofile".
If that doesn't work because "play" cannot be found, try finding a Sun Audio
file (.au) and issuing the command "cat file.au > /dev/audio".
If you don't hear anything, and/or get errors like "Device not configured",
then sound is not setup properly.
> If it's not working what steps should I take next?
Red Hat Linux (which Mandrake is based on) includes a program called
"sndconfig". Try running that. I've even seen it work, once.
After sndconfig locks up and/or crashes, you'll need to configure the sound
device driver manually. This often isn't that hard, but before we can advise,
we'll need to know a few things:
- Exactly what model of Sound Blaster card is it? Contrary to popular
belief, Creative Labs hasn't made a Sound Blaster card since the SB AWE
series. The PCI and Live serieses (what's the plural of "series"?) were
both based on non-SB chipsets from companies they bought out. So it
is important to know the model so you can load the right driver.
- Are you using the kernel supplied by Mandrake? If you don't know, the
answer is "Yes". :)
- Are you using loadable modules for the sound driver? If you don't know,
the answer is "Yes". :)
- If it is a non-Plug'N'Play card, we will likely need to know the IRQ, DMA,
and I/O base port address the card is set to. If you have Windows on the
machine, you can check those in "Device Manager" or Creative's
DIAGNOSE.EXE utility. Otherwise, you'll have to pull the card and look
at the jumpers.
--
Ben Scott
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