[ltp] no sound on my 600E

S. Anthony Sequeira linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:32:47 +0000


On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 23:23, Bernard Fay wrote:
> Sorry my mistake.  There is actually sound but it is very, very low. 
> After a lot of Fn+PgUp I got sound but very low.
> 
> Bernard
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 17:57, Charles E Taylor IV wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:32:32 -0500
> > Bernard Fay <bfay@deepcosmos.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > > I don't have sound on my 600E even though the installation of the
> > > drivers (cs4232) loads  correctly and doesn't show up any errors. I
> > > raised the volume to probably the max with Fn+PgUp and with the Volume
> > > Control from Gnome and yet I don't have sound.  
> > 
> > > Does someone have seen this problem or know what to do?
> > 
> > Silly (but occasionally correct) suggestion:  Have you looked at a mixer
> > application?  Sometimes the system volume is maxxed, but the PCM channel
> > is muted when the computer starts.
> > 
> > Other suggestion: Make sure "Quick Boot" is turned off under Easy Setup,
> > though I think if this is the problem the sound driver won't load at all.
> > 

As Charles says, run your mixer application and make sure that your
levels are reasonable _and_ unmuted.
-- 
Tony