Exactly the same thing worked for me. Despite verifying and re-verifying the ALSA RPMs from Freshrpms.net and using Synaptic to verify any apt-get requirements, ALSA never worked. The upgrade to 2.4.10-19 did the trick. Cheers, Chris On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 14:53, Darrell Esau wrote: > Well -- problem solved here. > > Updating to the latest kernel (2.4.20-19) solved it for me. Just > installed the kernel and rebooted (this is without ALSA -- I couldn't > get that to work). > > -d > > > John Haxby wrote: > > > Chris Rouch wrote: > > > >> Does "% alsamixer" show a curses mixer? > >> > >> If you get as far as seeing the mixer, try unmuting and > >> setting the level to around 70% for everything. > >> > >> > > I think it should be stressed the ALSA mutes everything by default. > > This isn't the same thing as setting the volume to zero, it's an > > independent operation. So, when you fire up alsamixer you'll see > > something like this: > > > > âââââââââââââââââââ[AlsaMixer v1.00 (Press Escape to quit)]ââââ > > â Card: ESS Maestro3 PCI â Chip: > > SigmaTel STAC9721/23 â Item: > > Master > > â > > â ------ --- > > â ââââ âMMâ âMMâ ââââ ââââ âMMâ âM > > â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â > > â â â â â â â â##â â â â â â â > > â â â â â â â##â â â â â â##â â > > â â â â â â##â â â â â â##â â â > > â â â â â##â â â â â â##â â â â > > â â â â##â â â â â â##â â â â â > > â â â##â â â â â â##â â â â â â > > â â##â â â â â â##â â â â â â â > > â##â â â â â â##â â â â â â â > > â##â â â â â â##â â â â â â â > > â##â â â â â â##â â â â â â â > > â##â â â â â ââââ ââââ ââââ ââââ > > ââââ ââââ ââ > > â 68<>68 0<>0 0<>0 84<>84 0<>0 0< > > â < Master >Master M 3D Contr 3D Contr PCM Line C > > â > > > > Well, you won't, that's mine :-). Note that some of the columns have > > an "M" or two at the top -- those are the mixer channels that are > > muted. Hit "m" to un-mute them. OSS and the OSS-based mixers don't > > know about the ALSA mute function. So, when an OSS mixer mutes a > > channel it just reduces the volume to zero and remembers where to put > > it back when you unmute it. > > > > jch > > > > -- ==================================== "If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' someone else's dog around." --Cowboy Wisdom -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
