So; I dont use KDE; so if this is what fixes it, I should file a bug. 1) lspci [root@lanesdesktop ~]# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800 South] 00:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 0a) 00:07.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 0a) 00:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 46) 2) /etc/sysconfig/hwconf class: AUDIO bus: PCI detached: 0 driver: snd-emu10k1 desc: "Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1" vendorId: 1102 deviceId: 0002 subVendorId: 1102 subDeviceId: 8066 pciType: 1 pcidom: 0 pcibus: 0 pcidev: 7 pcifn: 0 3) system-config-soundcard runs but does not configure sound 4) yes it is shown in the /etc/asoundstate - do you want me to send the output 6) lsmod snd_seq_device 10573 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec 80961 1 snd_emu10k1 snd_page_alloc 12881 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm snd_util_mem 6593 1 snd_emu10k1 snd_hwdep 12105 1 snd_emu10k1 snd 62089 11 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep soundcore 12257 4 snd ------------------- Everything indicates it should work but it does not... I will try the kde stuff but dont like so much extra stuff on my machine.. -Lane On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 12:17 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Ed Wilts wrote: > > >On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 07:40:15PM -0500, Greg Lobring wrote: > > > > > >>On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:06:55 +1000, david walcroft > >><david_walcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Lane, > >>> I have an Audigy card using the EMU10k1 driver and had a problem > >>>similar to yours my cure was to disable a check box (gnome-alsamixer) called > >>>"Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" then I got sound. > >>> > >>> david > >>> > >>> > >>David, could you elaborate a little more and describe how exactly you > >>did this? I don't see a check box anywhere. > >> > >> > > > >Since I just ran into this (see my own post before I spotted this > >thread), I'll add my thoughts here. In KDE, fire up KMix and go to the > >Switches tab. There you will find a toggle for "Audigy Analog/Digital > >Output Jack". Turn that off. > > > >When playing CDs with KsCD, I found that I had configure it for direct > >digital playback and now everything seems to work. > > > >So far, so good... > > > > > > > Greg, > It's likely that your card doesn't support digital and therefore > no checkbox,you basicly need to experiment > to find the problem. > 1/ Does "lspci" show the card > 2/ Is it listed in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf > 3/ Does "system-config-soundcard" work > 4/ run "alsactl store" is it shown in "less /etc/asound.state" > 5/ If it is logout - login run "alsactl restore" -- what happens -- > 6/ The module is loaded "lsmod" > 7/ Try diferrent mixers Kmix;Alsamixer;Aumix. > > david > >