On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 04:09, vito piserchia wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 2004, lwj wrote: > > > > > After downloading yesterdays updates and rebooting I now have sound. > > Could you list the update packages ? i have the same problem too > > thanks > > vito > Over the weekend I figured out that the packages may not be the issue. It is very strange, this problem. The sound only works sometimes on my system. I have not figured out the pattern. Here is what I do know: * When the sound does not work at all, I have a mixer from a USB sound device in the mixer panel. I think it is for a USB camera that I never use. The only other USB device installed is a Palm m505 cradle. * Usually, if I reboot the system (when the sound is not working) The sound will start working. At this point I have a "Symtel OSS Mixer" (or something like that, the computer's at home) and a mixer tab for my Audigy card. Both mixer control the sound. I am guessing the OSS mixer is for legacy apps? * Many times when the sound starts working (on the first reboot) there is a terrible hum in the system. The hum is louder than that other sounds. At this point if I reboot again the hum usually goes away. Rebooting may be a coincidence. I think I bumped the cables on my sub-woofer and the I gut the hum for a second and then it went away. I was very tired and busy doing something else at the time so I am not sure exactly what happened. When I get a chance I will try unplugging the USB camera, it also has a microphone in it I think, and see if the problem with my sound card changes.
