Re: Fedora Core 2 detects sound card but no sound

From: Hamilcar Barca (hamilcar_at_tld.always.invalid)
Date: 10/29/04

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    Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:54:47 -0600

    In article <iF8gd.44867$nl.6649@pd7tw3no> (Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:57:02
    +0000), Ken Milburn wrote:

    > I tried an OSS driver and it failed to remove the existing driver
    > because it is in the core. The system started to lock up after this and
    > I ended up doing another total install.

    A few days ago, I went through some 'oss' directories containing modules
    and tried to load them all. The terminal window locked up.

    > I tried lsmod and get 'command not found'

    Try 'locate lsmod'; on my system it's in /bin.

    > After checking the sound server to run and allowing sound effects I get
    > the sound effects (such as cancelling or changing options)
    > wav or .au files do not play, nor does the cd player.

    If I remember the details correctly, sound servers such as ESD and ARTS
    open the sound devices when they're started, and this prevents any other
    process from doing the same. In this situation, you must use applications
    that know how about the sound server you're using. Check the settings of
    the applications you're trying to use.

    (Note: it usually more difficult to determine for others to assist you
    in debugging problems when you say "[sound] files do not play" or "the cd
    player". Which specific applications are you actually using?)

    > I went to Preferences - More Preferences - Multimedia Systems Selector
    > and under GStreamer Preferences Audio Default Sink I get a test tone for:
    > Alsa
    > ESD

    This leads to the conclusion you're using GNOME. Although there are
    reasons people do not like or use ESD, I think it's worth a try. Check
    the applications with which you've had problems and see if they can send
    (sink) their output into ESD.

    > It appear that the soundcard works only with the sound server.

    Technically, ALSA isn't a sound server. ESD is troublesome for some users
    but its purpose to to allow multiple applications to access the sound
    devices at the same time. 

    -- 
"By design, we've always moved out service and support from the core
 part of our pricing because we invest in the channel quite heavily."
-- Martin Taylor.  General Manager, Platform Strategies.  Microsoft.
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