sometimes sound

[Peter Lesterhuis]

>
>
>With some applications I can hear sound, with others I cann't.
>> When playing an audio cd I only hear sound when using digital audio 
>> extraction (using xmms). I do not hear sound in the "analog" play mode. 
>  
>
>
>Well, that implies you either do not have an analogue cable between your
>CD-ROM and your sound card, or it is faulty.
>
>Later, you say:
>  
>
>>> -I checked the cd-drive for an analog output to be connected to the 
>>> soundcard, but mine does not seem to have one.
>>    
>>
>
>For what it's worth,
>http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfadden/guides/build/CDROMrear1.jpg is a good
>photo of what you should be looking for.
>
>In any case, you will be limited to digital sound and hence xmms without
>one.
>
>  
>
>>> Gnome cd player seems to work, but without sound.
>>    
>>
>Gnome CD player assumes an analogue cable...
>
>  
>
>>> TV applications 
>>> (zapping or tv-time) show good video, but no sound.
>>    
>>
>
>What TV card do you have? 
>
>  
>
>>> Now I wonder wether I have to live with this, or if something else is 
>>> wrong. For instance the sound drivers. In dmesg there is, as far as I 
>>> can see, no output of loaded sounddrivers.
>>    
>>
>
>You wouldn't normally expect there to be one.
>  
>
Thanks for your reply. I will have another look inside the box.
My tv-card is Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7134 (rev 01)
Peter.