my sound works 100% in windows
so im pretty sure this is only a setup issue
draksound tells me what driver i am using
and its snd-emu10k1 [ALSA]

aumix and kmix look fine
lspcidrake reports: snd-emu10k1: creative labs|emuj10k2 audigy audio processor |MULTIMEDIA PROCESSPOR| (vender:1102 device 0004 subv:1102 subd:2002)
lspci reports: 02:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: SB Creative Labs Audigy (rev 04)

trying to play the sound from the console said that file and folder didnt exist

probably not relevant http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/c...ration101.html
Just put that here because it has some ref to modprobe.conf, we may need to look into that

With konqueror try to locate some wav files
With MCC install play (if it is still there) if you got time

With draksound try to select driver snd-emu10k2 (if this exists)
otherwise use snd-emu10k1

What files are you trying to play?

Post (being root)

grep sound-slot /etc/modules.conf
/sbin/lsmod | grep snd
/sbin/chkconfig --list sound
/sbin/chkconfig --list alsa
aumix -q
/sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp

BUT see http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15652 where
In KDE Control center, go to Sound -> Sound system
uncheck [ ] disable sound server ....
in [Hardware] tab, check that ALSA is selected, apply and click on the sound
test.
In kmix check that digital output is disabled/unchecked
In Kmix I had to move the Master Output to Maximum and in Switches I had to
click on the Audigy Analog/Digi switch.

i found 5 wav files in /usr/share/sounds
i couldnt find any packages with that name

i couldnt find snd-emu10k2, there was a snd-emu10k1x though

startup3.wav
pop.wav
mdvstartup.wav
shutdown1.wav
question.wav

they looked like they were playing just fine, i just couldnt hear anything


i do not understand how i am supposed to pout this in the console
it gave me a file not found error with each one

there was no option to uncheck the disable sound server in sound system
i changed to ALSA and clicked on sound test and it did nothing
the switch for digital output was unchecked

bump

gah, linux is alot harder then i thought it would be
it takes less then a week to setup sound

Type su (to become root in a console). Then the commands should run.

Sounds good that you have enabled alsa.
Keep to this snd-emu10k1 driver.

I am sorry the sound is not fixed yet. I know it is frustrating.
My theory is that it looks complicated at first, but this is to make
people learn a bit the inside of the OS.

Enabling alsa was a good move
Keep paying these wav files (do you use amarok to play them?)

Have you got a second audio card (onboard?)

np, no rush im not really planning to use linux as my main OS anytime soon
just wanted to learn how ot use it if i ever decide to in the future

i use amarok, and i dont have an onboard sound card

ill punch in those commands then
is there a way for me to copy+paste what it spits out?
i dont really feel like typing it all lol

i have a sound problem like that in suse. full windowz support but none in linux. What window manager u using? i use KDE and that doesnt start my alsa sound on boot. Gnome does. so if u using KDE or even Flux, open a konsole and su password
the /etc/init.d/alsasound restart. Then close all sound apps, kaffeine mplayer juk amarok etc. then again as su /etc/init.d/alsasound restart then open a sound app, i use juk, and hopefully it will work.
Well that will seem quite stupid if it doesnt work but that a problem i have and thats how i get my sound working.

Ryan

good point, another syntax is (once root)
service alsasound restart
or because it is mandy maybe just
service sound restart

you can also redo a configuration by typing
alsaconf

>>cut and paste
Select with the mouse the output in the terminal (left click all the time and select)
then go to firefox,
right click paste, or just press middle button of mouse

i still can not get any of those commands to work

i think i may give up on linux it was worth a try anyways
its just not worth the effort if im not oing to use this full time

for these commands you need to be root
by typing
su
then the password

Did you try that?

Courage

i was already root to begin with it seems haha
ya they still dont work even in root

sorry to make you go the keyboard way with the frustration that comes with it sometimes
So you are root

Type just ls (then enter)
Does it work?

Type just lsmod
Does it work?

if yes what about

lsmod | grep -i snd
then
lsmod | grep -i sound

i punched that in and got this
that paste thing helps big time haha

lsmod | grep -i snd =

snd_seq_dummy 3524 0
snd_seq_oss 33024 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6880 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 51504 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss 50368 0
snd_mixer_oss 17952 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_emu10k1 119972 2
snd_rawmidi 21312 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_seq_device 7884 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_ac97_codec 85180 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm 83812 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 22596 3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9384 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 4256 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 7936 1 snd_emu10k1
snd 48644 14 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec, snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore 8256 1 snd

lsmod | grep -i sound =

soundcore 8256 1 snd

/sbin/lsmod | grep snd
That looked good. You have learned something lots actually
Look good we now know you have the driver in memory

What about?

grep sound-slot /etc/modules.conf
chkconfig --list sound
chkconfig --list alsa
aumix -q
fuser -v /dev/dsp


If you want do know about these command you can type
man grep
man fuser
etc

it wont let me post the info it spat out
siad i had to many images in it