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Old 03-02-2004, 09:18 PM   #1
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sound card not detected

hi, well my problem is that my sound card isn't working. i have mandrake 9.2 installed and it was working fine ever since i installed it. and about half an hour ago i got a new desk so i unhooked everything and then put it back to gether and all the sudden the sound doesn't work. anyone have any ideas on what to do here?
 
Old 03-02-2004, 09:40 PM   #2
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it sounds like you might have plugged the speakers into the wrong output jack...

are you sure they aren't connected to the "mic-input" or something?

sometimes it's easy to accidentally hook-it-up wrong...

usually the speaker output is _green_ i think...
 
Old 03-02-2004, 09:48 PM   #3
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if everything's hooked-up right... what kinda software error messages are you getting (if any)???
 
Old 03-02-2004, 09:48 PM   #4
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i just double checked and its all in the right holes
 
Old 03-02-2004, 09:54 PM   #5
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well when i was trying to play a song from xmms it came up with an error just saying what could be wrong...but now, after i was messing with the drivers i press play and its playing but still no sound, kmix isn't working, i'm gonna restart to see if it works, if not i'll be back
 
Old 03-02-2004, 09:57 PM   #6
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ok i restarted and an error pops up saying

Sound server informational message:
Error while initializing the sound driver:
device/dev/dsp can't be opened (No such file or directory)
The sound server will continue, using the null output device.

kmix is still not working for me...and when i press play on xmms it comes up with the couldn't open audio msg. and it says

please check that:
1. you have the correct output plugin selected
2. no other programs are blocking the soundcard
3. your soundcard is configured properly
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Old 03-02-2004, 10:26 PM   #7
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ok i got it working, thx
 
Old 03-02-2004, 11:14 PM   #8
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you're very welcome (although i didn't do much, if anything)...

=)


what was it? how'd you fix it?

it's not just curiousity, it's also so this thread can have a shot at being helpful to someone in the future...
 
  


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