Soundcard Trouble

**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 12:21 PM

Why during Linux installation of Fedora Core 4, when it can to my sound card, I detected that I have sound blaster live; I did hear the sample audio file. When the installation was complete, it "retains" the right soundcard, but now I get no sound what so ever. I check the speakers they are on and working I pulled them out and plug them into my laptop, no problem. Plug them back into my desktop and open kmix, and adjust all the slide bars to max, the volume, the input, the mic, everything and I still can hear anything beside a high pitch hum. And yes the xmm was playing a cd.

And yes the cd-rom is properly connected to the soundcard.

Did not know where else to post this type of question.

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**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 12:22 PM

Why during Linux installation of Fedora Core 4, when it can to my sound card, I detected that I have sound blaster live; I did hear the sample audio file. When the installation was complete, it "retains" the right soundcard, but now I get no sound what so ever. I check the speakers they are on and working I pulled them out and plug them into my laptop, no problem. Plug them back into my desktop and open kmix, and adjust all the slide bars to max, the volume, the input, the mic, everything and I still can hear anything beside a high pitch hum. And yes the xmm was playing a cd.

And yes the cd-rom is properly connected to the soundcard.

Thanks

**stumbles** · 08-06-2006, 12:29 PM

In kmix, is the LED on for Master?

**soulestream** · 08-06-2006, 12:47 PM

turning volume on all devices to 100% doesnt't unmute them. Make sure they are all unmuted (is that a word?).

If FC4 is using alsa try alsaconf from cli and then run alsamixer.

Soule

**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 01:06 PM

Ya, all the LEDs , green ones that is, where on. If anything I was expecting an ear peicing feedback from my mic and speakers, but like I said nothing was working.

**stumbles** · 08-06-2006, 01:18 PM

rerun alsaconf perhaps.

**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 01:21 PM

But I would imagine the green LEDs signify weither they are mute or not and they were all on. But I will try what you suggested.

...

I am going to show my newbie color and ask how do you do the "alsaconf" and "alsamixer". I just went to try it before posting, and well of course i got it wrong. I thought you did it though the terminal but not quite.

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**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 01:26 PM

Ok, I am going to show my newbie colour, and ask how do you do that because the way I thought did not work.

**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 01:30 PM

I will admit I posted this same post in Hardware after posting it here. In all fairness I think it belongs more in Hardware.

Link to hardware thread

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**stumbles** · 08-06-2006, 01:32 PM

In a terminal type "alsaconf" and answer the questions.

**p2bc** · 08-06-2006, 01:34 PM

well you see that is what I thought but it gave me.

Code:

bash: alsaconf: command not found

**stumbles** · 08-06-2006, 01:35 PM

Then it's not installed.

**dkeav** · 08-06-2006, 01:59 PM

http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91066

**Parcival** · 08-06-2006, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by dkeav

http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91066

Yes, indeed. p2bc, you have a habit of not writing descriptive threads titles (like here )and doubleposting is a "no go" as it clutters the forums. Please pay more attention to our posting guidelines in the future or we will start locking your threads. With people fresh to the forums we make exceptions, but you have 15 posts by now on your belt.

**je_fro** · 08-06-2006, 07:06 PM

alsaconf always breaks my stuff, but did you try running it as root?

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