Re: Sound on Dell Dimension 8300 - Linux newbie
> Hello all,
> I am quite new to Debian. I installed the 2.6-kernel w/o any problems,
> everything works fine except my sound. I installed ALSA and did alsaconfig,
> it seemed to recognise my soundcard but I still cannot hear anything. In the
> volume panel, I checked whether there was something muted - I unmuted
> everything. Any ideas for a beginner? My problem - nobody of my friends is
> interested in Linux, so there is no help available.
> I have got a Dell Desktop, model Dimension 8300. I think the soundcard says
> something like Audigy SB 5.1. But I have only a headset connected to it,
> actually.
> Thank you for your support!
> Munhie
>
Hi Munhie,
I'v had some problems before, but did not actually find a solution.
When I used gnome I only had sound as root, but when I changed to kde,
sound worked normally.
As I said, I don't bring any solutions but check these things:
- Does sound work as root? If so you can try to add your user(s) to
the group audio.
- If you are using gnome, try kde!
- Run this command: ' cat /proc/interrupts '. Shows what occupies
which IRQ's on your system. If the audio-card is sharing an IRQ, post
here again, with the output of the file/command.
Good luck, Vegard
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