Successful install of Fedora7 in VPC2007 guest
Les
hlhowell at pacbell.net
Sat Sep 8 07:28:01 UTC 2007
On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 08:41 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:51:31 -0500, "Mikkel L. Ellertson"
> <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
>
> >> I did so and now after a reboot I can use the
> >> System/Administration/Soundcard Detection applet and it can produce
> >> test sounds.
> >>
> >> But when I go to System/Preferences/Hardware/Sound I cannot make any
> >> of the different sounds play at all.
> >>
> >> Why is this?
> >>
> >The reason that you need root's password to run Soundcard Detection
> >is that you are modifying files that only root is allowed to write
> >to. You are also loading a kernel module, again requiring root
> >permission. Console.perms should take care of giving the user logged
> >in at the console permission to use the sound devices.
> >
> >Now, as far as the system sounds not working, check your mixer settings.
> >
>
> I'm probably dense, but I can't find anything called "mixer" in the
> menus...
>
> What I have found related to sound is:
>
> System/Preferences/Personal/Volume Control
> this puts a volume ctrl on screen, no test button or such...
>
> System/Preferences/Hardware/Sound
> this puts a tabbed dialogue on screen where there are 3 tabs:
> Devices: 4 test buttons of which 3 produce a garbled beep sound
> Sounds: 10 test buttons, none produce any sound at all
> System Beep: no test button at all
>
> System/Administration/Soundcard detection
> here is where I have to enter root password and when the window
> appears there is a "sound test" play button, which produces good sound
> when clicket (this is the only place with good sound). Then it saks if
> I could hear the sound, which I answer yes to.
>
> Then what???
>
> Bo Berglund
>
In the menu (in gnome it is on the top bar of your screen by default),
applications->Sound & Video ->Alsa Mixer.
There are a lot of controls. You can look at them, try them and click
on the buttons at the bottom to mute them. Most important I have found
for my uses are master, Master Surround, PCM, CD, Video, AUX, Capture,
and Stereo Mic. You may find others that you need for your
use/applications.
If you don't have Alsa Mixer you may have to install it. You can find
it on the Applications>add or remove software and looking for the Alsa
Mixer application in the various categories. I forget which one. You
can find information about it by becoming root in a terminal window:
% su -
# yum whatprovides Alsa
Should do it for you.
Regards,
Les H
Regards,
Les H
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