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From: Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA / sound not working
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:31:00
Message-Id: 20070909131836.65d87352@pascal.spore.ath.cx
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA / sound not working by Daniel D Jones
1 On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 08:07:15 -0400
2 Daniel D Jones <ddjones@××××××××××××.org> wrote:
3
4 > On Thursday 06 September 2007 04:05:15 pm b.n. wrote:
5 > > Daniel D Jones ha scritto:
6 > > > New install of amd64 with multilib on an Asus K8V Deluxe mobo.
7 > > > Trying to get sound working.
8 > >
9 > > What is the actual problem?
10 > > - Applications seem to play but no sound comes out?
11 > > - Applications report no /dev/dsp device or the like?
12 > > - Sound comes out but it's garbled/noisy?
13 >
14 > No sound from anything at all. MP3s, videos, system sounds, etc.
15 > Kplayer etc. appear to play but there's no sound from the speakers.
16 > (And yes, I have verified the speakers work and that they're properly
17 > plugged into the sound card.)
18 >
19 > Alsaconf reports no card present in the system. KDE Control Center
20 > says it can't start the sound system.
21 >
22 Is the sound enabled on the motherboard? Are the proper modules
23 loaded, if applicable? And have you tried alsaconf?
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