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trying to run 'mpg321 *.mp3' and no output. I read some docs that didn't seem relevant. I googled and all I came up with was Mandrake stuff about a 'bug' but nothing more concrete or helpful than that. I searched this site and got one thread returned which suggested disabling artsd (which I don't need to do, I don't think) and ALSA which I may try (and may need help with) but I was hoping there'd be a way to *use* ALSA rather than disable it. OSS/esd/artsd/kitchensinkcrap worked somewhat under 9.0 but I wasn't thrilled with it and was really hoping ALSA would be an improvement.
Never mind. I seem to have gone brain dead. er. I ran alsamixer and did 'alsactl store' but it didn't have any effect. I must have just done it wrong. I ran 'mpg321 -o oss *.mp3' and that worked and I went to rexima to tweak it and must have stumbled over something I missed because now ALSA seems to work. *shrug*
Now if I could just figure out what was wrong with xine - it plays CDs but not DVDs. I thought the DVD issue was related to sound. *sigh*
Most likely xine needs the libdvdcss libarary installed. This libarary is not included in american linux releases: Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware etc. I am not sure about all the legalese involved but it has to do with unencrypting the dvd and the majority of DVD in the US need this libarary to playback. Compile the libary with --prefix=/usr
Ah. Thanks, shepper! It's weird - it was working in 9.0 and I don't remember doing anything special for it but I'll try that. Or just put mplayer back on, since that's what I mostly used anyway. I wasn't sure if it was an app/lib problem or a system-wide problem. I was trying to get the hardware elements functioning before I started adding stuff.
Yeah - the main things are new nvidia stuff and fixing a vulnerability. You need to upgrade, downgrade or patch if you're using pre1 or several others such 0.92, I think.
Originally posted by digiot SiS 7012. Just installed Slack 9.1. *Not* using KDE or gnome, so no artsd/esd crap. Sound worked (sort of) in 9.0. Now I get
trying to run 'mpg321 *.mp3' and no output. I read some docs that didn't seem relevant. I googled and all I came up with was Mandrake stuff about a 'bug' but nothing more concrete or helpful than that. I searched this site and got one thread returned which suggested disabling artsd (which I don't need to do, I don't think) and ALSA which I may try (and may need help with) but I was hoping there'd be a way to *use* ALSA rather than disable it. OSS/esd/artsd/kitchensinkcrap worked somewhat under 9.0 but I wasn't thrilled with it and was really hoping ALSA would be an improvement.
I did a clean install and everything else worked (or I got to work) like a charm (so far) but this is hanging me up.
I have exactly the same problem you are describing here! Only I wasn't lucky enough that alsactl store works for me. My lsmod output almost exactly matches yours (even the sis900 module ) and all snd-drivers are there.
CD-audio works, but no mp3. If I want to play a wav file as root, it loops the first frame three times and then quits on me.
digiot, is your current lsmod output different than what you posted here?
I installed the nvidia driver so my kernel is 'tainted' and agp is 'used by=3'. And snd-intel8x0 and snd have 'used by=1'. Otherwise, the same.
For some reason, as user, I have to run ogg123 with the '-d oss' switch or it segfaults and there's a very low-level buzz on the left channel that comes and goes, especially with xmms. Only really audible during silent parts in the music. Haven't figured out what's up with that - it doesn't matter if I set xmms to use alsa or oss or whatever. CD, wav, ogg, and mp3 all work, and whatever audio tracks with various video formats. All I did was run rexima - I think I forgot to unmute pcm or turn it up or something with alsamixer. Anyway - then I reran alsamixer and did the 'alsactl store' thing and have been using alsamixer since. Reset it a few times trying to get rid of the buzz. Turning 'master' down pretty low and turning up the mechanical volume knob on my speakers helped a little.
I don't understand this stuff - I hate drivers and making hardware work. DOS was harder, but made more sense. And Windows usually Just Works (as far as hardware, only, I mean). All I want to mess with is 'pure' software, not keyboards and speakers and the software for that. Weird that playing wavs works that way (or doesn't work that way ) - have you tried other apps, other formats, as regular user, with alsamixer, even if the 'store' part isn't working?
Well, I've posted about the WAV format because that's only what came a *little* close to what I'm trying to accomplish
The WAV format gives me the symptoms described in my earlier posts, (no matter what user) but all other formats (except XMMS streaming audio) don't give me anything.
I'm very sure I don't need to unmute anything, because I have been playing CDs - but I'll give rexima a shot.
The strange thing is: Mandrake always had sound. Windows too. It's just Slack who's givin' me problems
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