On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 15:46 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > gary wrote: > > On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 12:28 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > > > >>gary wrote: > >> > >>>On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 10:40 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>gary wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 16:45 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Hi, > >>>>>> I cannot get sound from mplayer, sound in KDE,streaming audio (xmms), > >>>>>>Sound card detection works but mplayer is mute with the error:- > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Checking audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le 22050Hz/2ch/s16le... > >>>>>>AF_pre: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le > >>>>>>Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. > >>>>>>Audio: no sound > >>>>>> > >>>>>>How do you 'open/initialize' a sound device. > >>>>>>The chip is an 'RealTek ALC655 (VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97' > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks david > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Go to mplayer>preferences>audio - try alsa or oss > >>>>> -- gary > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>gary, > >>>> I tried oss before and did not work,now this morning it is, > >>>>still no alsa which is the sound sys I wont working. > >>>> > >>>> thanks david > >>>> > >>> > >>> Make sure you have all necessary alsa packages - guessing the reboot, > >>> and sound being reloaded helped. ?? You can also add "ao=alsa to your > >>> mplayer.config. --gary > >>> > >> > >>This is getting weird,after running a .wvm via mplayer theres no sound > >>from oss,then the desktop freezes. I cannot run bash history with > >>up/down keys and needs log out /log in to revive the desktop. > >>I think it's a udev problem not giving correct perms,this I know little off. > >> > >> Thanks david > >> > >> > > > > Try a different kernel - I've gone back to 2.6.13-1.1532 --gary > > > > > Tried kernels back to 1369 and no alsa sound,it has to be perms > somewhere,I mean 'oss' works why not alsa. > > david Because of freeze ups, I suggested changing kernels -- only alsa locks up ? From a recent topic - I suggested , make sure your speakers are plugged into the digital output. I've had to move mine after installing fc4 + alsa. --gary ps - Just downloaded the new kernel - so far so good.
