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Attaching some more resposnes of OS, if it helps to get a clue to identify the problem

for mplayer, the message goes as

Quote:

==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] Init failed: Connection refused
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
===== PAUSE =====
A: 1.7 (01.6) of 53.0 (53.0) 0.8%

for vlc

Quote:

VLC media player 0.8.6i Janus
starting VLC root wrapper... using UID 0 (root)
***************************************
* Running VLC as root is discouraged. *
***************************************

It is potentially dangerous, and might not even work properly.
[00000386] pulse audio output error: Failed to connect to server: Connection refused
[00000386] pulse audio output error: Pulse initialization failed
[00000315] main playlist: stopping playback

and some other commands,

Quote:

[root@saha Desktop]# system-config-soundcard
bash: system-config-soundcard: command not found
[root@saha Desktop]# alsa.conf
bash: alsa.conf: command not found
[root@saha Desktop]#

sumesh

try just running

Code:

alsaconf

and lets see if we can reconfigure your sound card. Also does look to be a problem with this pulseaudio. Not sure exactly what that is. I don't seem to have it on my debian laptop either.

Ok so after a quick check pulseaudio is a sound server that operates on posix and win32 systems. Some of the functions is to pass sound data between the application and the hardware. It is also used as a sound server giving the ability to pass sound to remote workstations.
http://www.pulseaudio.org/ Here is the link. But I really think that is the problem. We need to look out how we can get your sound to by pass this. I am somewhat sure that running alsaconf might do that

i am unable to run alsaconf....i think it is not installed on my machine...this is what happens when i try running it...

Code:

[root@saha sumesh]# alsaconf

bash: alsaconf: command not found

[root@saha sumesh]# /sbin/alsaconf

bash: /sbin/alsaconf: No such file or directory

[root@saha sumesh]#

:-(

i tried to get alsaconf thru yum...but no way...

try installing alsa-utils. alsaconf I think is in /usr/sbin/