yes i'm sure it's not muted --- Lee Einer wrote: > Don't take this wrong, I only ask cuz I have been > there and done that > myself- > > Have you checked your Kmix or other audio interface > to make sure that > the sound is not set at zero or muted? Some distros > seem to install with > the sound levels set all the way down to zero, and > it is quite easy to > go down the road of "Did it detect the sound card? > Did it detect the > RIGHT sound card? What IRQs?" since such issues do > arise in conjunction > with installation, vexing onesself to no end while > missing the problem > due to its utter simplicity. > > I know- I did this tail-chasing routine myself after > installing Mepis on > my laptop. > > Regards, > > Lee > > > mike hoy wrote: > > >pluggers, > > > >The only thing left to do on my laptop is get the > >sound card working. > > > >it's a soundmax digital integrated POS that is not > >supported by alsa for whatever reason. > > > >i use slackware 10 kernal 2.4.26 > > > >and need some assistance getting the card working. > > > >i've worked with some pluggers on this already. > >dennisk is one. but we never explored ndiswrapper. > > > >would like to know if it is a good idea to use > >ndiswrapper w/ windoze drivers, or should I just > wait > >and see what happens with alsa. > > > >the only reason i keep XP on this machine is for > >sound. I'm not sure I can live w/out it. Maybe I'm > >spoiled but I like to have my music blaring while > I'm > >writing code or surfing the net. > > > >the laptop: compaq R3000 P4 2.8the card: soundmax > integrated digital audio > > > >at least that's what it says in Device Mgr in XP. > > > >yes the laptop is fairly new (bought in 08/004) and > >yes it is likely that alsa will eventually write a > >driver, but considering the popularity of hp's > >compaq's you'd think they would have written one > >already if they could. probably soundmax won't > release > >certain info to alsa. soundmax's website says if > you > >want a linux driver to to ALSA. when you go to alsa > >you don't see it supported. > > > >any help? > > > >mike h > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > >http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------- > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > -- > > > Lee Einer > Dos Manos Jewelry > http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss