On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 08:41 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote: > 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 > In the menu (in gnome it is on the top bar of your screen by default), applications->Sound & Video ->Alsa Mixer. There are a lot of controls. You can look at them, try them and click on the buttons at the bottom to mute them. Most important I have found for my uses are master, Master Surround, PCM, CD, Video, AUX, Capture, and Stereo Mic. You may find others that you need for your use/applications. If you don't have Alsa Mixer you may have to install it. You can find it on the Applications>add or remove software and looking for the Alsa Mixer application in the various categories. I forget which one. You can find information about it by becoming root in a terminal window: % su - # yum whatprovides Alsa Should do it for you. Regards, Les H Regards, Les H
