Redhat Linux volume control error /dev/mixer cannot be found
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Since the modprobe was successful try a mixer and see if you have sound. If not check permissions on /dev/dsp or see if you have sound as su or root user.
What version of Redhat and what kernel version are you running?
Good luck. ;-)
Now my volume control is working and as I told you I could here a random sound when I cat [mp3 file] > /dev/audio.
However I cannot listen to music from none of the media players available.
When I played a CD the time goes on but cannot here the song. When I mute from the volume control the hhhhhssss sound of the speaker goes off and when I unmute it comes back.
Since the modprobe was successful try a mixer and see if you have sound. If not check permissions on /dev/dsp or see if you have sound as su or root user.
What version of Redhat and what kernel version are you running?
Good luck. ;-)
Since the modprobe was successful try a mixer and see if you have sound. If not check permissions on /dev/dsp or see if you have sound as su or root user.
What version of Redhat and what kernel version are you running?
Good luck. ;-)
Permission for /dev/dsp is crwxrwxrwx. It's ownerd by root:audio
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When I played a CD the time goes on but cannot here the song. When I mute from the volume control the hhhhhssss sound of the speaker goes off and when I unmute it comes back.
Is this as root or user? If root, you may need a cable from your cdrom to your sound card, if user you need to add your user to the audio group, and you still may need a cable from your cdrom to your sound card. Check to see if you have xmms installed, if so it should have an option to use "digital audio extraction" which means you should be able to listen to a cd from the drive with no cable.
Once you get that sorted, you'll need to edit /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf to add the sound card, so that the proper modules will load again upon reboot.
Good luck. ;-)
Is this as root or user? If root, you may need a cable from your cdrom to your sound card, if user you need to add your user to the audio group, and you still may need a cable from your cdrom to your sound card. Check to see if you have xmms installed, if so it should have an option to use "digital audio extraction" which means you should be able to listen to a cd from the drive with no cable.
Once you get that sorted, you'll need to edit /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf to add the sound card, so that the proper modules will load again upon reboot.
Good luck. ;-)
Hello Sir,
I plugged the cable and now I can listen to CD music.
I had to modprobe in the command line and please tell me the command to add in /etc/modules.conf. Can I add the command to the bash_profile ?
How can I listen to MP3 music and do I have to install something to watch video?
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For modules.conf you can try.
Code:
alias sound-slot-0 opl3
There may already be an entry, check that first. It's been a long time since I had to actually write line in /etc/modules.conf, so that may or may not work. You may need to add something else.
For mp3's you'll have to install the pluggin for your player. For video you'll want to install mplayer, xine, or any host of others.
Good luck. ;-)
There may already be an entry, check that first. It's been a long time since I had to actually write line in /etc/modules.conf, so that may or may not work. You may need to add something else.
For mp3's you'll have to install the pluggin for your player. For video you'll want to install mplayer, xine, or any host of others.
Good luck. ;-)
Hi Peacedog,
Can listen to MP3 now. Thank you!!
I installed MPlayer to watch a video. But it complains that
###########################
It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available.
Run 'xvinfo' to verify its Xv support and read DOCS/en/video.html#xv!
See 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers. Try -vo x11
Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
###########################
After installing codecs for the MPlayer I manage to play vidoes. I copied codecs to /usr/local/lib/win32.
Thank you very much for all your help.
Please tell me how to create a short cut in the Linux main menu under "Sound and Video" category? I managed to create one on the desktop with the Launcher.
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Start > System settings > Menu updater, or Start > Control Center, one of those should get you there. Glad you've got everything working.
Good luck. ;-)
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