Where did my sound go?

[Aaron Konstam]

On Sun, 2007-03-25 at 09:58 -0400, Jeffrey Ross wrote:
> first this is an x86_64 machine running FC6.
> 
> I just updated the system with the latest updates with yum, two items I 
> noticed that maybe of interest that were updated are ALSA and the 
> Kernel.  Ever since these packages were updated I have lost the sound.
> 
> However... If I go to the sound card detection it play fine, run vlc and 
> the machine is silent.  The web browser is silent and so is the mail 
> client's (thunderbird) new mail notification.
> 
> The sound card in the machine is 06:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: 
> Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02) per lspci and the sound card detection 
> program says its module "snd-ens1371"
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> TIA, Jeff
> 
Yes, go to alsamixer and adjust the sound and raise the sound in the
sound chanels asn well as umute those with a MM at the base by typing m.
I just had to do that when the installation of firefox2 screwed up the 
sound levels.
-- 
Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>