Re: Lack of sound
as root run
alsactl init
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Sharon Kimble <skimble04@gmail.com> wrote:
> This gives command not found.
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> Sharon.
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> On 21 December 2011 12:41, lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> wrote:
>> # alsactl init
>>
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>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Sharon Kimble <skimble04@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I've already reinstalled vlc and it made no difference, I did sudo
>>> apt-get remove vlc, sudo apt-get autoremove, sudo apt-get purge, sudo
>>> apt-get install vlc and just let it pull things in that it required.
>>>
>>> I think that i've tried virtually every sound menu item available on
>>> vlc but all to no avail, sorry.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sharon.
>>>
>>> On 21 December 2011 05:35, Porcia Silvia <esculentum@gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:30:02 +0100
>>>> Sharon Kimble wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>am now using alsa. The problem occurred when we
>>>>> were trying to debug a problem with playing mp4 films on VLC, my
>>>>> preferred programme for playing and watching films.
>>>>
>>>> It may be something as simple as selecting the correct 'device' in VLC in the
>>>> menu items of audio in VLC..the reason I say this is I had a similar problem
>>>> not long ago and this was the solution. VLC tends to select the system
>>>> default. As you've just changed over from pulseaudio to ALSA try reinstalling
>>>> VLC again perhaps or check the menu for the output device and select the
>>>> correct one.
>>>>
>>>> I don't suppose you meant to say you were trying to watch mp4 films..did you
>>>> mean mp4 files? If this was the case, I'm not sure VLC will play mp4..isn't
>>>> that a proprietary encoding from Nero?
>>>>
>>>> Just curious.
>>>>
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