Re: Zero sound from firefox

[John Wendel <john.wendel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven Pasternak wrote:
> Hi! I installed the latest firefox from mozilla in ~/firefox and have 
> all of the plugins installed (realplayer, flash, mplayer), but I can't 
> get any sound from it. If I go to a site that uses a flash movie with 
> sound (purevolume.com), or even the real plugin (rhapsody.com, 
> weather.com), I can't get any sound even if it says it does. I have 
> everything on in the volume controller; nothing is muted. I even tried 
> using root, with a fresh ~/.mozilla and I STILL get nothing. Is it 
> mozilla.com's firefox or something deeper? Thanks!
> -Steven

I once broke the sound in Firefox and Flash by building a system that 
didn't have the ALSA OSS emulation modules. Been doing any kernel builds?

Regards,

John