Hal Vaughan wrote: > > But there are no alsa commands and aptitude lists alsa-base and alsa-util as > uninstalled. This has been working fine without it up until now. While, as > I've said, it could be hardware, isn't it a bit of a puzzle that Alsa isn't > installed? I used the Sarge Net-Install and did not use any extra package > groups like "Desktop" and only installed a few packages later, like ssh, > rsync, and a few other utils that help on a server. Since then I installed > flac, crip, cdcd, and aumix and have been using it to rip CDs to flac. Alsa > was not installed as a dependent package for any of them.
You've probably been using ALSA's OSS simulation all this time (the snd_pcm_oss kernel module). I'd install the alsa-utils package (which should pull in the alsa-base package too) and use alsamixer (or alsamixergui if X is running) to set the volume levels. If the programs you use support it, I try and get them to use their ALSA sound capabilities as well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
