Hi
Welcome to LQ. If this is your first try into Linux, there is a little to learn to get things working the way you want them to. From what you have described, it sounds like you do not have the kernel sound modules installed or the system is not recognizing your sound hardware (I believe the optiplex has onboard sound which is AC´97). First, open a terminal, change to the root user, and type:
This gives a listing of all the loaded modules. If the sound modules are loaded, it will look something (though not exactly) like this:
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snd_intel8x0 29852 1
snd_ac97_codec 82336 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 45856 0
snd_mixer_oss 16768 1 snd_pcm_oss
i2c_nforce2 6528 0
eth1394 18568 0
rtc 11700 0
snd_pcm 77576 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 21636 1 snd_pcm
snd 48612 8 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_m
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Those entries on the left hand column that start with ¨snd¨ are part of the sound system. Next, try typing:
This lists all the hardware in your computer. The sound hardware will look something (though, again, not exactly) like this:
Quote:
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0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
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Try these things and see what they tell you. Post back the results and we can help you more.
Bob
