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12-Mar-2003, 03:27 PM #16
I have installed the Sound Blaster 16 PCI sound card. WinXP detected it and configured properly...CD's play OK and all other sounds are OK.

Linux produces no sound at all. The sound detection routine detects the sound card as a Creative/Ensoniq 5880 Audio PCI Module es1371. I think this is right. The speaker cables are plugged into the sound card...the cable is plugged into the CD_ROM and runs to the sound card. I'm sure the card is installed correctly.

I have worn out Google looking for answers. The answers I do find are usually over my head...can't understand the answer. The one recurring theme in all answers is to run "sndconfig".

I can't get "sndconfig" to run. I am apparently doing it wrong. Here's what I am typing in a terminal: sndconfig comes back with "command not found".

Tried: su (typed password) sndconfig comes back with "command not found".

I am doing something wrong...what is it?

Thanks! A very frustrated -Gene-
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12-Mar-2003, 06:01 PM #17
Try it as root and type/usr/sbin/sndconfig
That sounds like the correct driver and if it plays CDs in windows and there are no other problems there, it must have been installed correctly
Did you see this web site?
http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/how...ndconfig.shtml
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12-Mar-2003, 06:49 PM #18
LYNCH...thanks for your reply.

I typed:
su
(my password)
/usr/sbin/sndconfig

Came back and said: no such file or directory

Is it possible that I don't have "sndconfig" utility on my machine? When Red Hat was loading packages during the installation the only thing I clicked on was to include KDE. Red Hat selected everything else for me.

I went to your link and that is exactley what I need to run.

Am I typing in properly? I go to Red Hat menu-system tools-terminal.

Thanks! -Gene-
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13-Mar-2003, 06:42 AM #19
Yes ,it looks like you're typing the command correctly.It looks like maybe it isnt installed,which is strange being that it's a useful tool.
Try looking for it with a whereis sndconfig. They may have changed the location for it.
If it just returns the name with no path it's not installed.I believe the link I posted provides a download link for it.
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13-Mar-2003, 07:31 PM #20
LYNCH...thanks for your answer!

I did have to download the "sndconfig" utility. I then ran "/usr/sbin/sndconfig --noprobe" and was able to get my card configured.

I now have sound from my CD player (using KsCD). However, the sound is real low. I have to manually turn the speakers up to hear the music. I have all the "play sound" boxes checked in the System Notification graphic. But I have no System Notification sounds at all. I did at one time but something has changed (soundcard).

So I am making progress but still have two problems...low sound and no sound.

Thanks for your help.

-Gene-
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14-Mar-2003, 05:07 PM #21
I'd play around with the mixer apps:you're bound to hit on the right combination
What .wav sound files are in your system notification? Eg.,My" KDE is starting" is kdestart.wav .The name of the .wav file should appear in the dialog box below the list of notification types.
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23-Mar-2003, 11:04 AM #22
I have finally gotten my sound to work!

After doing all the things Red Hat told me do and still no sound I started playing a CD with KsCD (no sound being produced) and then started looking at all the sound mixers and volume control graphics I could find.

I eventually got in Aumix and started clicking on different things. I clicked on 'load' (left side of graphic) and there was the sound! CD sound worked as well as all the KDE notification sounds. Great!

The only problem with clicking on 'load' ...the change isn't made permanent. I have to click on 'load' every time i log on. I have a request into Red Hat to tell me how to make this change permament.

So, thanks to all who helped me with this problem!

-Gene-
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23-Mar-2003, 11:11 AM #23
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