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rolf183
Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Thu 25 Oct 2012, 23:52 Post subject:
Sound not working Subject description: Dell Inspiron 1525 Sigmatel Hi Def Audio |
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Hi - I installed puppy from its CD onto usb EZ just fine, except no sound. The player shows activity, but no sound. I can make the mixer apear, but it dosent accept any mouse clicks.
the audio setup shows 3 or 4 card types it found, first dosent seem to do anything(I think) the second is legacy, and I have no idea which type. I am not sure how to or where to check to see if the audio is muted either.
Thanks in advance for any pointers or help. I am searching but most is new termonology to me
Thank you
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OscarTalks

Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 1723 Location: London, England
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Posted: Fri 26 Oct 2012, 05:16 Post subject:
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Hello rolf183
Which Puppy version is this?
Which mixer did you bring up? Alsa mixer doesn't use mouse clicks, you use the arrow keys to navigate and control it. Right click the speaker icon in the tray and select "Full Window" should bring up Retrovol mixer which you can control with the mouse. Either way it is probably just a case of finding the right control and altering it to the desired level.
_________________ Oscar in England

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rolf183
Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri 26 Oct 2012, 23:08 Post subject:
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Puppy Linux is version 4.1.2 (says in Help) on a CD installed to a USB thumb drive.
Clicked on speaker in the tool bar and a small program "Sigmatel STA9228" came on, and one could move volume around, but still no sound at all. Sigmatel is the right chipset, the program is called sGmixero 0.3
I did not find the Retrovol mixer, I will look some more.
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rolf183
Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat 27 Oct 2012, 09:34 Post subject:
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Update -
somehow got headphones output working,
but it is distorted, using the detected driver,
but no sound from built in computer speakers,
tried all combinations of Alsa Mixer controls
Is 4.1.2 version ok , or should I upgrade to..... ?
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bigpup

Joined: 11 Oct 2009 Posts: 10288 Location: Charleston S.C. USA
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Posted: Wed 31 Oct 2012, 10:43 Post subject:
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I suggest trying a newer version of Puppy.
Lucid Puppy 528.005 is a good one to start with.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70855
_________________ I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected 
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Grem41
Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Posts: 42 Location: Portsmouth UK
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Posted: Wed 02 Jan 2013, 15:57 Post subject:
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Don't know if you sticking with 525 but here goes.
I notice you've got a laptop just like me, I also had no sound from with my laptop either. This was until I the found the following link
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture
In it it mentioned the Laptop needs to have it's external speaker muted - this is achieved by toggling the M key in alsamixer console to mute ie so it shows MM
Set Master, Master M, PCM and Front to active OO
F6 then set your soundcard via up/down keys and Esc
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