__/ [Michel Catudal] on Monday 02 January 2006 21:20 \__
> <SNIP>
>
>>> You may have a limited function sound card. Try a USB sound card or
>>> another on board sound card and disable the onboard sound card.
>>> I had to disable the one on my son's computer because it was distorted.
>>> Even OSS sound didn't work.
>>>
>>> Try OSS sound before you do that. It is now free for personal use.
>>> You just have to update it every 4 months.
>>>
>>> http://www.opensound.com/
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>> Thanks a bunch, Michel. I have downloaded the package and will attempt an
>> installation later tonight. This seems a bit daunting. I fear that it may
>> ruin the current sound settings or muck about with the kernel. The site
>> seems rather out-of-date, but at least it is aware of Linux kernel version
>> 2.6. I will let you know if the procedure was a success.
>>
>> I wish I had a music player that could play mono and send the signal to
>> just a single side. AmaroK and XMMS won't do. The balance bar is bound to
>> the matser volume unlike, for instance, the equalizer bit.
>>
>> Roy
>
> Make a backup of your modeprobe.conf first.
> If the install doesn't succeed you may have to return to Alsa.
> SuSE seems to have something screwed up in the kernel source and the
> latest sound driver doesn't compile on my SuSE. I have paid for the
> license. It works well with Fedora Core 4.
> To get mine to work on SuSE I think I will have to download a non SuSE
> kernel.
>
> What is tricky when the install doesn't work is that OSS disables all
> the sound driver (Should be all at the beginning of the file
> /etc/modeprobe.conf)
>
> The fun part is then to reinstall the alsa driver. It may take a few
> reboots if you don't feel like looking for the script to restart.
> Alsa will reinstall eventually.
I was about to do this last night. I was well-prepared and had the archive on
my Desktop. But I chickened out...
There is very little to be gained and too much to be potentially lost.
Pro: no need to manually pull wires and plug them back in (usually once a
day). Mixer can be used instead.
Cons:
* rebooting, which breaks remote sessions on two other computers
* Risk of kernel panic, various failures
* Time
* Periodic updates from the OSS site
* ... more ...
This remains a possibility nonetheless, but I left it for another day.
Many thanks,
Roy
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