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On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 16:02, james wrote: |
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> > I've got a clevo portable runing a 2.6.9-r4 kernel. Upon boot, I get this |
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> > popup (kde) message: |
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> > X Informational - artsmessage |
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> > Source server information message: |
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> > Error while initialzing the sound driver: |
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> > Device: default can be opened for playback (no such file or directory) |
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> > The sound server will continue, using the null output device. |
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> Well I managed to clear up this message, by changing the permissions |
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> on /mnt/cdrom to 777.... |
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> But I still get no sound. I can control the cdrom via KsCD, even ejecting |
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> the cdrom, but no sound, regardless of what cdplayer app I use. |
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> James |
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Ok. Sounds like you are on the right track... |
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1. has the system had sound working before? (Perhaps under a different |
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kernel?) Then check to see if you have the right kernel modules loaded. This |
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seems unlikely because your programs aparently think its all go. |
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2. Run Kmix and make sure your sound levels are NOT zero. |
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3. The kde sound server is enabled in Control Center under Sound & |
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Multimedia/System Sound. Make sure the server is started. If you are able to |
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get sound from the test button, but system sounds still wont work look for |
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knotifyrc under you homedir in ~/.kde/share/config, and change the 'UseArts' |
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Feild to true, then back to the sound server to restart it. This is a known |
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bug in kde bugzilla. which I suffered from :p. (NB sometimes if you do |
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strange things it will reset itself to False. you will have to manually fix |
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it again.) |
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No luck? Try logging out and back in after changes? Hows that? |
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