Re: no sound on fedora core 3

From: Ransom (Ransom_See_my_sig_at_bogus_email.net)
Date: 06/08/05


Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:47:19 +0200

linuxamin@yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi again Linux users,
>
> I think I have identified the problem but still can't resolve
> it.
>
> I have killed -SIGTERM ARTS server, then tried cat file.au >
> /dev/audio, at that time I heard a little sound, I ran kmix and
> put the master and PCM levels to the max, I repeated cat file.au
> > /dev/audio and I could clearly hear the sound. Unfortunately :
> 1- Each time I quit Kmix or KDE the default parameters (low
> levels) come back

Usually kmix should save the settings on exit. Settings are stored
in ~/.kde/share/config/kmixctrlrc. Probably an access right
problem. In any case run alsamixer (assuming you're using ALSA)
from a terminal and set the card from here.Additionally make sure
KDE is configured for the sound system you are using (Control
Center->Sound & Multimedia->Sound System)

> 2- I don't know what to do with ARTS

Arts takes control over the sound device to allow simultaneous
sound events. When arts locks the device no other application can
use it.

To use arts with non-kde apps they either need to have build-in
arts support or you need to
- turn off arts before runnung them
- set arts to a low auto-suspend time (also in Sound System)
- use artsdsp

I guess your mplayer was not build with arts support.

HTH
Ransom

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