Re: No sound in GNOME !!!

["xerces8" <xerces8@butn.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
To: xerces8 <xerces8@butn.net>
Cc: debian-testing@lists.debian.org, debian-boot@lists.debian.org
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:40:04 -0700
Subject: Re: No sound in GNOME !!!

> On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 07:14:38PM +0200, xerces8 wrote:
> > Installed sarge from with the debian.installer pre-rc2 netinst CD.
> > Used the official weekly binary snapshot from 20040925 for the rest.
> > 
> > I selected Slovene keyboard, "GNOME destop" package and mostly
> > accepted the default settings.
> > 
> > I log into the destop ( X11 / GNOME ) and ...
> > 
> > No sound !
> > 
> > No devices detected etc ... mixer does not work...
> > 
> > Hardware is VIA 82cxxxx ( works since ages under linux )
> > 
> > The mixer (volume control) in the upper right corner does not work.
> > 
> > The preferences/advanced/multimedia applet fails for testing.
> > ( when pressing the test button it shows an error dialog )
> > The only choice in this dialog is ALSA.
> > 
> > lsmod suggests that the OSS modules are loaded.
> > 
> > I remember seeing OSS ( and esound and artsd ) as options in the
> > mentioned preferences applet in a previous installation of sarge
> > ( using different options, settings, packages ..., but same versions,
> > except kernel was 2.6.x )
> > 
> > Known issue ? Submit a bug ?
> 
> Does it work if you install gstreamer0.8-oss?

Yep, it works. Except the volume applet on the top of the desktop.
Maybe it will work after a restart ...

So who should be notified, so that they don't forget to fix fhis ?

Regards,
xerces8