On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 07:11, Lexx wrote: > On Tue, 2004-02-10 at 22:54, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Tuesday 10 Feb 2004 7:13 pm, Lexx wrote: > > > This is my first email from my (now online) Linux machine! w00t! w00t!
> I've never had sound on this box and it may be down to not > having a soundcard, (which I haven't checked yet). Lately I've been > getting this error when I open KDE: > "Error - artsmessage" > "Sound server fatal error: cpu overload, aborting." ------------ > > This is a common problem. > > Assuming your sound card is supported by the ALSA sound system,this is what to > > do. > > > > > > Install alsa-utils, alsamixergui (and newt if it is not already installed) > > > > Make a backup copy of /etc/modules.conf > > In a root terminal run > > alsaconf > > > > A text based GUI will set up your sound card and write a new /etc/modules.conf > > file. (Thats why you need to back up the old one!) > > Copy the lines from the old modules.conf into the new which are not related to > > sound. > > > > Reboot > > In KDE Control Centre>Sound>SoundSystem select ALSA Sound System > > Log out and log in again. KDE should no longer complain. > > > > Run KMenu>Multimedia>Sound>alsamixergui Set your mixer levels and save them OK, I tried everything there, but still no sound. Whilst running the alsaconf gui it picked up two sound devices, but at the end of the conf I got this error: Loading driver... /usr/sbin/alsaconf: line 568: rcalsasound: command not found Setting default volumes... Saving the mixer setup used for this in /etc/asound.state. /usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1061: No soundcards found... =============================================================================== Now ALSA is ready to use. For adjustment of volumes, please use alsamixer or gamix. Have a lot of fun!
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