PROBLEM FIXED! Here's what fixed it - I read a post somewhere about a hardware mute for Thinkpads, which can be disabled by pressing on the volume up button (not the software volume up, the physical volume up button located next to the blue ThinkVantage button on the top of the keyboard). I did it and everything worked! Hopefully this'll last.
Thank you so much for all of your help! I'm always touched by your willingness to lend me, a total stranger, a hand when they need it. Thank you again. I'll let you know if it stops working in the future. Kyle -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org