u cant find alsaconf on the console eventhough login as root. sorry to hear that when my sound dont work i always use console then login as root then type "alsaconf"
sorry that was a typos IT should be CMIIW HOPE U'LL FIND A SOlution soon br, tambun > On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:00 +0700, chika wrote: >> why u don't use KDE instead... :D i think kde is as light as gnome >> AFAIK... CMIMW no offense >> >> btw login as root >> # su >> # alsaconf >> >> if u can hear the sound thats work. >> >> >> br, >> >> tambun >> >> >> > On Saturday 24 November 2007 01:16, Gene A. Anderson wrote: >> >> I'm a fairly new Linux user who is completely new to Opensuse. I >> have >> >> recently installed the Gnome desktop version of Opensuse 10.3 to an >> old >> >> Compaq Presario desktop computer that also can boot up in Windows >> 2000. >> >> >> >> When I login the desktop icon for the volume control has a red X. >> When >> >> I click on it I get the following error message: "This volume control >> >> did not find any elements and/or devices to control. This means >> either >> >> you don't have the right GStreamer plugins installed or that you >> don't >> >> have a sound card configured." >> >> >> >> The YaST sound configuration window shows that the ESS1988 Allegro-1 >> was >> >> configured as sound card number 0. It also lists the driver as >> >> snd_maestro3. So that seems like the card is being found. >> >> >> >> Most bizarre to me is that in the login window when my cursor is in >> the >> >> empty field in which to type my user name, I can hit the backspace >> key >> >> and get a healthy beep out of the speakers as if the sound card is >> >> correctly configured and ready to work and somehow the login process >> >> disrupts that, because after logging in I can get no sound whatsoever >> >> out of the speakers. >> >> >> >> I'm looking for any suggestions and I'm willing to provide any >> >> information that would be helpful. Please remember that I am >> something >> >> of a beginner, so please try to keep that in mind when advising me. >> >> Thank you. >> >> >> >> >> >> Gene Anderson in Taiwan >> > Hi Gene, >> > >> > I'm betting all works fine if you log in as root? Have you checked >> your >> > system.log (/var/log/messages) for any resmgr errors? >> > >> > Carl >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> > Dear Tambun: > > I appreciate your response. I installed the Gnome desktop because the > download of 10.3 had me choose either that or KDE, and I'm more familiar > with Gnome (I use it in Fedora). Using KDE instead might solve my > problem, but I am trying to use this experience to learn more about > Linux, so I'm going to try to go ahead with this Gnome desktop unless I > can't get the problem solved. > > I couldn't seem to get alsaconf to run, even when logged in as root. > The command couldn't seem to be found. I'll look into that more > tomorrow. > > By the way, what does CMIMW mean? > > > Sincerely yours, > > Gene > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
