On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten <quintfall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > my system-sound (alsa) was working, until I installed mplayer. Now > mplayer is working - but system-sound is gone. No way to regulate volume > in alsamixer, What exactly happens? Are there no mixers, is it not possible to adjust them, or does adjusting them not make a difference? > it seems mplayer has occupied the system. Just having it installed (very unlikely) or when it is running? > How can I use mplayer _and_ have sound for youtube etc again? Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too. -t