Hi all,

Well I've just tried another distro, Mepis, which I easily installed

but I have a sound problem. I tried alsaconf but apart from the system

sounds, nothing happens, when I run KsCD to play some music, for instance.

If you have any ideas..

Thx

if you installed hd install you must have alsamixer
Open console and type alsamixer as root
Configure it as it pleases you

Could be something simple like KMix.
Open the speaker icon in the taskbar.
Make sure all the lights are lit up and the volumes are not at the very
bottom (which means they are off). Set the volumes somewhere in the middle.
Also try mepislovers.org forums.
This distro deserves to be #1 for a reason.
The forums pretty well answer any question.
If you can't get an answer in the advanced search while checking forums (that's what I recommend) then ask a question in the howto section, and the mods usually reply quickly. Sometimes a solution is posted in about 5 minutes. Even pay for distros don't have this kind of support. Which is why Mepis is #3 this month and climbing!!!

Hi, guys

Thanx for your answers, I couldn't give them a try just now, but I 'll dive into it again asap

Yes, my friend, I noticed that Mepis was #3 on Distrowatch and still climbing, and it deserves it IMHO.

Except for sound, everything was installed before I could say hello

I'll let you know when I'm set up

Thx again, cheers

I second the suggestion to check KMix. After you first install Mepis, KMix automatically opens, so you can turn sound on and set volume levels. I neglected to turn on everything, and so some of my sounds didn't work, until I went back and activated them.