On Tue July 3 2018 03:13:12 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > > (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.
>
> And just how do I accomplish that when no one is logged in? I've
> tried /path/to/aplay /path/to/file in /etc/rc.local and its as if its
> ignored.  There are other things in rc.local that do get done. Not there
> now as I took it out when it didn't work.

You can ctrl-alt-F1 and login to a terminal.  alt-F7 (or something close
to that depending on your configuration) to return to TDM login screen.

If aplay doesn't work in rc.local and other things do work in rc.local,
what makes you think that ALSA works before logging in to TDE?

The speaker-test will tell us whether ALSA is working before TDM login.


> > > > > (2) What precisely tain't there?  Kmix?  Some slider you were
> > > > >     expecting?
>
> kmix is fine, lives on the dock area.

Does your "tain't there" mean that you believe the problem tain't in kmix?

What happens if you (warning: kludge) uncheck "Restore volumes on login"
and reboot?


> > > > > (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?
>
> The mobo audio, I took a pretty good SBLive out to make pci slot room for
> something else years ago. A firewire card IIRC.

What please is the exact text of your audio device chosen in the sound
system hardware tab?

Have you tried "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture" (ALSA) instead?


--Mike