[Tfug] No Sound on SuSE Linux for SB Live

[R351574NC3]

Steve,

If /dev/dsp has proper permissions and it is acting like just the volume 
may be too low, you might want to check out /dev/mixer. Also, look into 
a program called xmixer. xmixer is a configuration program for 
/dev/mixer. Might be able to help.

-Leo Przybylski
http;//foopan.leosandbox.org
http://www.leosandbox.org


Steve Hastings wrote:

>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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