Re: sound does not play
On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 01:00:40AM +0200, Juraj Fedel wrote:
> I am trying to install Debian Sarge from 14 CD to my brothers
> computer. Installation is OK but there is no sound. When I try
> to play some sound with 'play sound.wav' nothing happend. No
> error reported - no sound on speakers. It does not matter if I
> play as user or root.
> With 'lsmod' I see that drivers are loaded.
> I also tried to install 2.6 kernel (and boot into it) with no difference.
>
> Now I am thinking of using other kernel. Since on Ubuntu sound
> work OK I am wondering if it is possible to use kernel from
> Ubuntu and everything else form Debian. If yes how is best to
> do it. I am thinking of:
> - install debin (only base system)
> - then istall ubuntu kernel and headers (will need them for
> compiling modem driver)
> - install everything else from debians CDs.
> Is this posible?
> Juraj
>
I am not an expert, but I do not think that you need a different kernel.
I believe that all the kernel modules that are needed for sound will
load on demand, if you have user-space things configured correctly.
I never had sound for several years because I kept trying to install
more packages, thinking I had missed some necessary package. In fact,
I had too many conflicting packages, and some packages that inserted
mixers into the signal chain but set the default volume to zero.
Especially look for conflicts between Gnome and KDE sound software.
Also, in KDE, look in the KDE system control center, Sound&Media, SoundSystem at
the AutoSuspend time setting. This should be as short as you can make it.
At least until you first hear sound and start tweeking for improved
operation.
And, of course, make sure (on the same setup screen) that 'enable sound system'
is selected.
HTH
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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