From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from genaj.plus.com ([84.92.191.40] helo=orchid.perfumed-bath.co.uk) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Fklc3-0007P2-00 for ; Mon, 29 May 2006 13:33:07 -0400 Received: from gena by orchid.perfumed-bath.co.uk with local (Exim 4.50) id 1FklbX-0000nC-PY for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 29 May 2006 18:32:35 +0100 Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 18:32:35 +0100 From: Georgina Joyce To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: sound and linux? Message-ID: <20060529173235.GA3044@genaj.plus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 17:33:07 -0000 Hi I'd posted another posting on this subject which didn't make it because I'd neglected to trim it. Although, the lister has got his sound sorted out, I feel that it may be useful to him to explore his system and learn about his hardware. I worote a few hours ago: Could you: $ less /var/log/dmesg and paste the top line of the file, mine is: Linux version 2.6.15.4 (gena@orchid) Could you: $ lspci and look for a line like. 0000:00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 06) Could you: $ lsmod and report whether there's anything looking like a snd device. Have you run alsaconf? -- 2E0AXU Freedom & Power provided by debian GNU Linux