Re: Still no sound

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Chris Burns wrote:

> Well, okay...
>
> So here's what it says when i run lspci:
>
> ...
> 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
> 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
> /00:0e.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 
> (rev 05)
> 00:0e.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 05)/
> 00:0f.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 02)
> 00:0f.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 (rev 02)
> ...
>
> So it does recognize the card is there.   I added  "emu10k1" to the 
> /etc/modules file (it wasn't there previously) and i rebooted, and it 
> still doesnt' work.  xmms says this when it tries to play something:
>
> Please check that:  1. You ahve the corect output plugin selected   2. 
> No other programs is [sic] blocking the soundcard   3.  Your soundcard 
> is configured properly
>
> Same problem as before.  What' the next step?


If you're running KDE or Gnome, a KDE or Gnome sound daemon might be 
getting "in the way". That can be fixed, but until you get sound 
working, I'd suggest sticking with a simpler wm like icewm. To look for 
one of these sound daemons, do a "ps ax | grep arts" (for KDE) or "ps ax 
| grep esound"; if you see something (other than your ps command), 
that's probably the problem. But rather than go into how to fix that, 
I'll wait to hear more from you.

Kent