Re: today's immature bothersome question

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On Monday 02 July 2018 18:30:34 Mike Bird wrote:

> On Mon July 2 2018 07:36:36 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Monday 02 July 2018 09:01:14 Mike Bird wrote:
> > > On Mon July 2 2018 05:34:50 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > On Monday 02 July 2018 07:48:29 Mike Bird wrote:
> > > > >  ls -l /etc/*.d/S*alsa*
> > > >
> > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct  5
> > > > 2015 /etc/rcS.d/S21alsa-utils -> ../init.d/alsa-utils
> > >
> > > Hi Gene,
> > >
> > > That's good.  There's a good chance Kate's suggestion of checking
> > > the controls in kmix will solve your problem.
> > >
> > > --Mike
> >
> > BTDT enough times to pay for the t-shirt.  Tain't there.
>
> OK, so we know ALSA is set to start automatically.  I don't think
> we know yet that it is working as system sounds can happen without
> ALSA.
>
> (1) Please use speaker-test before login to determine whether
>     ALSA works before login.  Make a note of which speakers it
>     finds.  Can you hear them all?  ctrl-C to stop it when you
>     get bored.
>
> (2) What precisely tain't there?  Kmix?  Some slider you were
>     expecting?
>
> (3) In Control Center / Sound & Multimedia / Sound System is it
>     enabled on the General tab?
>
> (4) ... and is networked sound enable?  (Easier if it is not.)

Not now, was though.

> (5) ... and which Audio Device is selected on the Hardware tab?
>
> BTW, a possible kludge for your situation might be to disable
> "restore volumes on login" in kmix / settings / configure kmix.
>
> --Mike

I won't slap down on a bible, but I faintly recall setting that option 
way back when.  And it had no effect, but I think its still on. Due to 
poor gain in my speakers, most of kmix has been wide open for years.


-- 
Cheers, Gene Heskett
--
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 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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