On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:28:01 -0700, Les <hlhowell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >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. On my Sound&Video menu there are: CD Player Movie Player Rhythmbox Sound Juicer CD Extractor No mixer to be seen... > >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 > Ok, I used the AddRemove and searched for alsa, which brought me a lot of packages starting with alsa, but one was a gui program. After installing it I ave Alsa Mixer on the menu, but it is not very useful, only a number of volume controls for various sources, most of which are at 75% anyway. No test button or such... So I am no further. Bo Berglund
