[ale] Limewire plays but no sound, huh ?

[J. D.]

On 12/19/06, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I've got a Creative Soundblaster Live! 5.1 [Audigy] rig connected to
> their card and am trying to play some tunes from Limewire, which
> formerly played [couple of years ago], but now the GUI shows them
> playing but no sound comes out.
>
> I downloaded/installed the Linux software when I got the hardware but
> have lost the included manufactuer docs so don't know what's wrong. It
> worked when originally installed.
>
> Loaded modules that pertain, as best I remember are: emu10k1,
> via82cxxx_audio uart401, sound, soundcore.
>
> What might be wrong and how do I cure it, please ?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Courtney



Hey Courtney,

     I believe the via82cxxx_audio is coming from the audio hardware built
onto the motherboard. It may be worth plugging the speakers in there
and see what you get. If so, then maybe disabling the onboard audio through
the motherboard bios would be a good bet.

Best regards,

J. D.

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