On Tue, 29 May 2012 17:55:22 +0100 Lisi <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, all! > > On a new installation of Squeeze the sound is muted. I have checked > Alsamixer and made sure that master and PCM are not muted, as > recommended by Claudius. But sound is still muted. > > A large part of the problem is that I am a total ignoramus when it > comes to sound, so although i have launched both Alsamixer and Kmix > (consecutively, not simultaneously!), I can see nothing wrong. But > as I don't know what to look for, (other than, thanks to Claudius, > the 00s in Alsamixer for Master and PCM), that is not surprising. > > Where do I look next? And for what do I look? > Probably tutorials on Linux sound... Very first question: is the user in the audio group? Absolutely vital. Next quick question: do you have more than one sound device e.g. motherboard and USB sound card? If so, you may be looking at the wrong one. Start by looking in /proc/asound to see if what's there looks right, and if there is more than one cardN directory, usually but not always starting with card0. The utility called speaker-test which is in alsa-utils is useful. It only makes noises, but it's quicker to use than locating an MP3 file and player, and then wondering whether the player is working. Just type speaker-test at a prompt and kill it with ctrl-C. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120529190845.485b2...@jretrading.com
