Sound Configuration problem on clean Sarge install

Richard Cookson · *nix forums beginner Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm a Windows user and would like to change my home PC over to Linux. I've
installed Debian sarge (dual boot, on a separate hard drive) using the
standard installation procedure and selecting the default 'Desktop'
packages during install (i386 architecture).
Everything has installed OK but I can't get my sound to work properly. When
I log in, if I try to use the standard Gnome CD player it recognises the CD
and starts to play but I don't get any sound, also if I try the standard
Sound Recorder, when I hit record nothing happens (i.e. it just hangs in
this case). However, when I look under multimedia configuration at the
streaming preferences, Audio pipe is set up as OSS (I don't really
understand this) and when I press test a tone is emitted from the speakers,
so it's obvious that a suitable driver has been installed, just not
configured correctly. Also if I switch on the sounds for events on the
desktop under Gnome configuration these don't work either.

Any ideas where to start with this. I would have expected the configuration
to be right on a clean install, is it normally or does it always need
tweaking?

Cheers,

Richard Cookson.

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