Am Dienstag, 3. Juli 2018 schrieb Kate Draven:
> > On Monday 02 July 2018 18:30:34 Mike Bird wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon July 2 2018 07:36:36 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > On Monday 02 July 2018 09:01:14 Mike Bird wrote:
> > > > > On Mon July 2 2018 05:34:50 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday 02 July 2018 07:48:29 Mike Bird wrote:
> > > > > > >  ls -l /etc/*.d/S*alsa*
> > > > > >
> > > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct  5
> > > > > > 2015 /etc/rcS.d/S21alsa-utils -> ../init.d/alsa-utils
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Gene,
> > > > >
> > > > > That's good.  There's a good chance Kate's suggestion of checking
> > > > > the controls in kmix will solve your problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > --Mike
> > > >
> > > > BTDT enough times to pay for the t-shirt.  Tain't there.
> > >
> > > OK, so we know ALSA is set to start automatically.  I don't think
> > > we know yet that it is working as system sounds can happen without
> > > ALSA.
> > >
> > > (1) Please use speaker-test before login to determine whether
> > >     ALSA works before login.  Make a note of which speakers it
> > >     finds.  Can you hear them all?  ctrl-C to stop it when you
> > >     get bored.
> > >
> > > (2) What precisely tain't there?  Kmix?  Some slider you were
> > >     expecting?
> > >
> > > (3) In Control Center / Sound & Multimedia / Sound System is it
> > >     enabled on the General tab?
> > >
> > > (4) ... and is networked sound enable?  (Easier if it is not.)
> > 
> > Not now, was though.
> > 
> > > (5) ... and which Audio Device is selected on the Hardware tab?
> > >
> > > BTW, a possible kludge for your situation might be to disable
> > > "restore volumes on login" in kmix / settings / configure kmix.
> > >
> > > --Mike
> > 
> > I won't slap down on a bible, but I faintly recall setting that option 
> > way back when.  And it had no effect, but I think its still on. Due to 
> > poor gain in my speakers, most of kmix has been wide open for years.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
> Ok there's a clue.
> Grab some headphones and see it there's any sound. Running speakers at max can 
> blow their voice coils.

There is not enough power to blow the coils of the internal speekers :-)

But you might want to check the settings with "alsamixer" or "amixer", maybe the speekers are set to "mute" (and kmixer cnnot unmute them).

Nik

> 
> Kate
> 
> PS we should change the title of this thread to  "The Sound of Silence"




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