Re: Alsa VIA82xx sound problem

From: [DK]Frostfire (homer.simpsons_at_tele2adsl.dk)
Date: 09/26/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:01:27 +0200

Andrew Green wrote:
> [DK]Frostfire wrote:
>
>> Hi there
>>
>> I've just installed fedora2 and its all fine but theres no sound of
>> music when i try to play it it starts with something about checking my
>> soundcard. I have Alsa installed and can hear test sounds when i test
>> but i can not hear music with xmms. i've tryed alsa and oss plugins.
>> Please help me
>
> I am having the same problem too. One added issue is that when I
> installed Fedora Core 2 I could hear static and when I used the test to
> test the sound I could hear the test and then it went to static again.
> XMMS will not play now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
I've found the answer... try running xmms when you are root then you can
play music...

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