[GRLUG] sound issues

[john-thomas richards]

On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 03:22:44PM -0500, Topher wrote:
> > Strange.  Google just informs me that Fedora Core does not include
> > alsaconf.  Odd.  Try 'system-config-soundcard'.
> 
> I should have thought of that.  It's not really a configurator, more of a 
> test.  It finds my card and plays a sound, and asks me if I heard it.  I 
> don't, but the console gives me nice errors:
> 
> $ sudo system-config-soundcard
> amixer: Unable to find simple control 'PCM-2',0
> 
> amixer: Unable to find simple control 'DRC Range',0
> 
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/system-config-soundcard/sound-sample.wav' : 
> Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
> 
> 
> Any idea what that means?

I have an idea but revealing it may reveal the depth of my ignorance so
for now I will not answer.  ;-)

The ALSA module for your hardware appears to be snd-intel8x0.  As root,
do a 'modprobe snd-intel8x0'; FC *should* have this as a precompiled
module but then, alsaconf *should* be included...
-- 
john-thomas
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