Re: Soundcard got crazy under linux
Bokeron wrote:
Hello, I am a new user to the list. I have a problem with my laptop's
integrated soundcard. It is a SiS7012 (using driver i8x0).
The soundcard worked perfectly for a year under Mandrake 9.1 first, with
kernel 2.4.x and recently under Debian sid with kernel 2.6.2 and 2.6.3.
One day I was trying to configure volume control keys for the laptop and when
I started an X session as root while having another X session playing music,
that music stopped as the other session loaded artsd (yes, I use KDE). I
thought it was a conflict between those 2 artsd, but when I restarted artsd
on the other session I still got no sound, though the mp3 player seemed to
play. After some time trying to fix it, I installed Mandrake 10 on another
partition just to give it a try, and surprise surprise, I had no sound
although it was detected and configured. I had a brainstorm and plugged my
headphones, getting as a result a very low sound. On the speakers I cannot
hear anything.
It may seem like a hardware problem, but it works ok under Windows XP (which
is weird anyway :-D).
I'd try a third OS, Knoppix, just to see what happens.
I'd check the BIOS settings to see if there's anything in there
regarding the sound card that might have an effect.
--
Kent
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