On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:51:31 -0500, "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I did so and now after a reboot I can use the >> System/Administration/Soundcard Detection applet and it can produce >> test sounds. >> >> But when I go to System/Preferences/Hardware/Sound I cannot make any >> of the different sounds play at all. >> >> Why is this? >> >The reason that you need root's password to run Soundcard Detection >is that you are modifying files that only root is allowed to write >to. You are also loading a kernel module, again requiring root >permission. Console.perms should take care of giving the user logged >in at the console permission to use the sound devices. > >Now, as far as the system sounds not working, check your mixer settings. > I'm probably dense, but I can't find anything called "mixer" in the menus... What I have found related to sound is: System/Preferences/Personal/Volume Control this puts a volume ctrl on screen, no test button or such... System/Preferences/Hardware/Sound this puts a tabbed dialogue on screen where there are 3 tabs: Devices: 4 test buttons of which 3 produce a garbled beep sound Sounds: 10 test buttons, none produce any sound at all System Beep: no test button at all System/Administration/Soundcard detection here is where I have to enter root password and when the window appears there is a "sound test" play button, which produces good sound when clicket (this is the only place with good sound). Then it saks if I could hear the sound, which I answer yes to. Then what??? Bo Berglund
