Re: sound card and Gnome

[Brian W <icu4real@mchsi.com>]

Hello,

When I run sndconfig, it finds the card and then tries to play the sample 
file. This worked the first time, last weekend. Now it just does not play 
the file. I tested the speakers, and they are working and connected 
properly.

/etc/modules.conf gives me:

alias sound-slot-0 es1371
post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L 
>/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 
2>&1 || 

lsmod does show the driver.

aumix -q gives me:

vol 0, 0
pcm 64, 64
speaker 64, 64
line 64, 64, R
mic 64, 64, P
cd 64, 64, P
igain 64, 64, P
line1 64, 64, P
phin 64, 64, P
phout 64, 64
video 64, 64, P

It did work right after i installed Fedora Core. I wonder if I tested it 
before rebooting more than once or twice. I saw one note in the sounds 
how-to that said somehting about a plug and play bios and a sound card trying 
to take IRQ 15. Everything else in that file seemed to presuppose that 
sound had never worked, or just did not apply. <shrug>

I'm suspicious because I bought this computer from CompUSA with Linux 
pre-installed, and they put it all on one partition and did an install 
that left out most all the console apps I wanted to learn. That probably 
isn't enough of a reason to jump to conclusions, but at least a BIOS is 
something I understand. 
<grin>

Brian



On Sun, 2 May 2004, Janina Sajka wrote:

> What happens when you run sndconfig? Or, did you move to alsa per chance? What are the references to sound in your /etc/modules.conf? Are the sound drivers showing when you do lsmod? What does aumix -q give?
> 
> Brian W writes:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I recently started with Linux - Fedora Core 1, and with help from Bill, I 
> > am up and running with Speakup. After the installation, I ran sndconfig 
> > and had sound working, but now it has stopped working.
> > 
> > In the interim I have installed Pine, updated to the latest version of 
> > Brltty, and poked around in Gnome - this last with sighted help that is no 
> > longer available. I also ran the yum update utility. I have not
> > configured Brltty yet.
> > 
> > I think the problem is with a change I made in Gnome, but am too new to 
> > Linux to be sure of much of anything.)
> > 
> > We enabled the sound server in the 
> > preferences. (I think that is what they called it at least.) I was trying 
> > to find information on configuring gnopernicus, and in 
> > frustration at finding only reference materials, but no step by step 
> > information, I was just poking around to see what I could break or make 
> > work by accident.
> > 
> > Well the only thing I have accomplished is to break the sound in the 
> > console, where it used to work.
> > 
> > I have disabled the graphical boot to see if there are any errors, but 
> > there are not. I intend to change the default boot so it does not boot up 
> > into Gnome, but I do not know if that will help.
> > 
> > 
> > I use  Speakup with a DEC Talk Express.
> > 
> > Any suggestions would be welcome.
> > (Well, most any suggestions...)
> > I should add that while I am new to Linux, I am not new to computers. 
> > Unfortunately perhaps, the way I learn is by trial and error. once I break 
> > it, I struggle until I fix it, and usually learn something in the process.
> > 
> > Brian
> > 
> > 
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