On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 22:29 -0600, Satish Balay wrote: > > On Sat, 6 Nov 2004, Paul wrote: > > > So until recently, I really haven't used Linux for my personal > > desktop/laptop machine. I've used Linux for servers, etc, but just > > recently got the desire to make a full-fledged switch, trying to get > > away from windows one "purpose" at a time. > > > > So I decided I wanted to listen to some music on my Linux laptop, I > > figured this would be no big deal with my sound card as during the > > install it seemed like it found the hardware and played the test sound > > just fine. > > > > I installed flac support, mp3 support, and Realplayer as well. BUT when > > I go to play a wav or flac or mp3 file it ~looks~ like it is playing - > > meaning the levels on the EQ display are moving, the player is advancing > > through the song, but zero sound. I tried Realplayer, Helix, and XMMS - > > all with the same results. > > > > Does anyone have any advice? Running FC3T3. > > try running 'alsamixer' - and unmute/crank-up master-volume, pcm > etc. (keep trying until you find the correct knobs) Here's what I get: # alsamixer No mixer elems found ?what now thanks!
