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Re: [SLE] No sound Windows - SuSE 9.3 Pro Dual Boot
  • From: jfweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:34:21 -0400
  • Message-id: <200509011534.22267.jfweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On September Thursday 01 2005 3:04 pm, Chaitanya Krishna A wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just got a new comp into my lab. It was supposed to be a Windows
> machine, but I convinced my Prof. and made it into a dual boot system
> with SuSE 9.3 Pro on it.
>
> Everything is fine except that the machine doesn't give out any sound
> after the installation.
>
> The information from the SuSE Hardware tool in the system says this
> under Sound Device. Intel 828801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High
> Definition Audio Controller. In Details under Driver it says the
> following
>
> Driver Info #0:
> Driver Status: snd-hda-intel is active
> Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe snd-hda-intel"
>
> When I started playing a mp3 song with Real Player, it plays without
> giving any error message but no sound. I have checked out the volume
> control in Kmix. It seems to be Ok.
>
> When I booted the system with a Live CD, Kate OS, I could play the song
> with Mplayer that comes with it. Rules out any hardware problem. Also
> Windows gives sound.
>
> Any ideas what could be wrong.
>
> Chaitanya.
>
Hi,two possibilities,
did you do the online update and download the sound packages?
and if you did do that
two,
check to see that your volume control isn't muted.

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j
registered linux user #363029

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