Il Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:50:14 +0100, Felix Karpfen ha scritto:
I ran "alsaconf" on my recently-updated Debian 3.1r1.
It worked like a charm and ended with the following messages:
Running update-modules...
Loading driver...
Setting default volumes...
===============================================================================
 Now ALSA is ready to use.
 For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.
 Have a lot of fun!
However when checking the output of a .wav file by running the "play"
command from a console, I get a deafening silence. "alsamixer" says the
the "playback master" is set at 74. 
What have I missed?  Prior to the update (when using the Sarge
pre-release) sound worked OK. 
What about the  PCM channel? By default with ALSA it is muted
and with 0 volume. You need to unmute and raise its volume
using alsamixer.