[Tfug] No Sound on SuSE Linux for SB Live

[Steve Hastings]

I ran xmms from a command line and it runs and the
display acts as if it is playing sound but no sound
and no errors.

I can't help but think that somewhere there is a magic
place to turn on the volume.  The system configurator
YaST2 has all sorts of settings, all of which I have
turned on but still no sound.  I run something called
KMix and its settings seem OK, although some are a
mystery to me.

Thanks for the help.


--- Sam Hart <hart@physics.arizona.edu> wrote:
> The SB Live! (even VE) card works very well under
> Linux. It is usally 
> auto-detected correctly, and probably is set up
> right.
> 
> When you run an audio application from the command
> line (inside of an 
> xterm or some other terminal) what (if any) error
> messages do you get?
> 
> I'm not sure what audio applications are included
> with SuSE or what you 
> have installed, but try 'xmms' at the command line
> and see what errors you 
> might get.
> 
> Also, what window/desktop manager are you using? If
> it is something like 
> KDE or Gnome, then there are this things called
> sound servers which 
> /might/ be locking things up (tho, with a SB Live!,
> that shouldn't be an 
> issue since it supports multiple channels).
> 
> > I just installed SuSE Linux on my Pentium 4
> system.  I
> > have a dual boot with Win ME.  Everything went
> pretty
> > smoothly expcept sound.  
> > 
> > 
> > I have the SoundBlaster Live Value card.
> > 
> > I run YasT2 to check and change configuration and
> the
> > sound card seems to be configured but I get no
> sound
> > from any application.  I am a Software Engineer 
> and
> > new to Linux although fairly expert in Windows.  I
> > have used Unix in the past but not as an
> > administrator.  I can't help but think there is
> some
> > subtlety I am missing in the setup.
> > 
> > I have tried going through some manual method
> > suggested by the SuSE help but that did not work.
> > 
> > Does anyone have a hint?
> 
> -- 
> Sam Hart
> University/Work addr. <hart@physics.arizona.edu>
> Personal addr. <criswell@geekcomix.com>
> end
> 
> 
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