A problem or two! - audio and cdrw

Mon Apr 17 00:56:14 UTC 2006

Andrew Sylve wrote:
> I'm very new to Linux as a whole...but not to DOS or anything so I'm not 
> totally lost.  But anyways, I've been having a few problems getting FC5 
> properly installed on my PC.
> 1.  My Rockwell Audio/Modem isn't producing any sound at all (May be a 
> hardware problem, but I'm not sure at this point).  I've tried to 
> install all the drivers and everything, but FC5's version of the Linux 
> Core doesn't have a driver listed for it.  I tried the generic driver, 
> but that's not working either.
Some useful information can be obtained from:
# lspci
find your audio (multimedia?) device (reply with it's line) and then
# lspci -n -s 00:06.0  <- replace with the values at left of your audio 
dev.  this shows the pci pnp id's.
#lsmod

> 2.  I cannot get Gnome to recognize my Memorex CDRW.  So it will not 
> play CDs, and will actually crash.
# tail -f /var/log/messages
then what messages occur when you insert a data CD ?
an audio CD ?
Which (of the zillion) program are you trying to use to play the CD ?
Are you expecting direct digital extraction or via analog cable to the 
soundcard ?

I don't know why these items are causing problems, but having the info 
from above in the thread is a useful first step.

DaveT.