Some FC-2 questions

[Kam Leo]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:59:21 -0500, David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> I have some rather generic questions about FC-2 (Kernel 2.6.10-1.9, AMD
> Athalon cpu) sound and CD recording.
> 
> CD matters:
> The command "cdrecord -scanbus" returns information on both of the two
> CD drives on my system along with a note and two warning messages.  The
> note advises that the software is an "unofficial", modified version of
> cdrecord with DVD support.
> Warning message #1 reads in part, "inofficial libscg transport code
> version (Schily-Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH ....)".
> Warning message #2 follows the parameter listing for my ATAPI  CD-R/RW
> 24X10 drive and reads, "Warning: controller returns wrong size for CD
> capabilities page."
> 
> Have others seen this second message on their systems?  What does it
> mean with respect to functionality (useability) of the drive for writing
> CDs?
> 
> Sound matters:
> Gnome hardware browser reports:
> Sound cards -        VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 audio controller device
> manfg by VIA Technologies sound card and a snd-82xx driver;
> Pointing devices - PC Speaker, PS/2 mouse
> 
> When first used, the hardware browser did not list "PC Speaker"
> anywhere.  That item only appeared after entry of "modprobe pcspkr" at a
> command line in root.  Is it customary for PC Speaker to be identified
> as a pointing device?
> 
> On bootup, I have no sound at all.  Each time I reboot, I must issue the
> "modprobe pcspkr" command to get PC speaker sound.  Shouldn't PC Speaker
> sound implement automatically?
> 
> I get no sound at all from the motherboard integrated sound card (a
> problem I am not asking anyone on this list to address now).  My
> question for the list arises from the fact that each time I reboot I
> find that volume settings on all sound control software are set to zero
> on launch.  Is this normal?  Can it be overridden?
> 
> --

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