Try running aumix. If the command doesn't exist, install the package of the
same name.
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001 14:04, Linus Drouhard wrote:
> To see if I had Kmix, I went to the menus of installed programs. I also
> checked in the Package Manager, didn't find Kmix at all there. I don't
> know any other way (remember I'm a total newbie to Linux).
>
> I can get CD's to play, just not MP3's. I've not tried any other audio
> format.
> I'll try what you said, ALSA was checked to start, but not running. Right
> now I'm burning a CD and don't want to kill that to reboot.
>
> thanks for your help...now to why my printer has gotten really slow...for
> another post...
>
> On Tuesday 07 August 2001 5:31, etharp wrote:
> > let me get this straight, you ARE using Mandrake 8.0. you do not think
> > you have Kmix on your system. how did you check to see if kmix was
> > installed? do you have the available hard drive space to install it? do
> > not install more sound drivers (as far I rememrber, alsa and OSS
> > conflict, and you may already have some conflicting sound problems). in
> > fact, in this case, the answer may be as likely to uninstall a sound
> > service as to install one. this is a partial quote from a report by
> > someone whom knows ALOT more about this stuff than I do.
> >
> > "Mandrake Control Center => System => Services and unchecked
> > "at boot" for alsa once I noticed that it was checked at boot and wasn't
> > running anyway. Then I opened KDE Control Center=>Sound=>Sound Server
> > and made the default the sound driver (neither ALSA not autodetect) then
> > logged out an rebooted. Sound was afterwards fine."
> >
> > On Monday 06 August 2001 23:17, Linus Drouhard wrote:
> > > Ok, I made sure that PNP was turned off in BIOS (already was off).
> > >
> > > I tried to find Kmix, don't have it. I did get CD Player to work. But
> > > I cannot get XMMS to work. It still scrolls the MP3 title and sits
> > > there. It (xmms) freezes whenever I try to stop it. In fact, just
> > > about any of the sound applications freeze when I try to exit them.
> > > None (but CD Player) work. Could there be a setting somewhere that has
> > > been accidentally switched, effectively killing my card?
> > >
> > > I'm ready to try ALSA, but after spending several long nights with WINE
> > > (and then disappointed at the results) several more nights with SANE
> > > (didn't get that to work right and gave up, at least for now) and now
> > > ALSA, I want something to go easy. The mini-howto on ALSA is 29 pages
> > > and its for kernel 2.2, not the 2.4.3 that comes with Mandrake 8.0. I'm
> > > not sure I want to tackle that now. Please help a newbie in distress.
> > >
> > > On Sunday 05 August 2001 5:21, etharp wrote:
> > > > run Kmix and make sure the levels are respectable to hear (half way)
> > > > and that in BIOS, plug and pray aware OS is set to OFF.
> > > >
> > > > On Sunday 05 August 2001 14:05, Linus Drouhard wrote:
> > > > > I have an old Soundblaster 16 that I cannot get to work. I ran
> > > > > sndconfig and it would play the sample sounds in the configuration
> > > > > routine. I think that the first test was the word "Hello" but I
> > > > > got a "Hel" sounded like it cutoff. The midi track played fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I tried configuring it through Harddrake, couldn't fine
> > > > > isapnp.config, or something like that.
> > > > >
> > > > > I tried using it anyway. CD-player spins away, but no sound.
> > > > > Running an MP3 through XMMS (and other MP3 players) doesn't work
> > > > > either. The title scrolls by, but the song won't play. If I slide
> > > > > the progress bar, I get snippets of sound, 1/2 second or so long.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help would be appreciated in setting this "classic" soundcard
> > > > > up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Linus
> > > > >
> > > > > ASUS P5A
> > > > > AMD K6-II 400 @420
> > > > > 128 MB Ram
> > > > > Nvidia TNT2 M64 with 32MB
> > > > > Realtek NIC
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