Re: Openbox: which packages install to have sound?

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

Pete Orrall <pete@cs1x.com> writes:

>>> after installing the packages (- bluez-alsa) you need to configure alsa
>>> by creating .asoundrc file
>>
>> Thanks, but I don't know how.
>
> I'm running openbox on my Wheezy systems at home (a ThinkPad and a
> massive workstation) and haven't needed to create an .asoundrc file.
>
>>> or, if the default device is correct, use alsamixer to turn on volumes of
>>> the default card.
>>
>> By running alxamixer I turned all volumes on.  But still no sound.
>
> Other questions:
>
> 1) What is your sound card's make/model?
> 2) What are you using as a listening device, ie headphones, basic
> multimedia speakers, stereo receiver?
> 3) Did you check your connections.  Are your (assuming) speakers
> plugged into the audio OUT of your soundcard, and not MIC or Line IN?
> 4) Did you check volume levels on speakers?

Many thanks to you too.  It's all right now: with alsamixer, I needed unmuting
everything.

Cheers,

Rodolfo