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titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Hello All,
Slacko 5.3.3 - magic, everything works, even glabels! Great sounds from music files etc BUT, nothing from internet connection. Absolute silence irrespective of browser (Iron or Seamonkey) tried all the sound cards using ALSA wizard to no avail (no barks either) Mplayer blasting out Roy Buchanan as I write. Am I missing something?
All suggestions gratefully acknowledged as ever.

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

According to this thread installing Java helps-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51701

what does the command aplay -l return?

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Thanks darkcity,
I have JRE installed already, if that is what is meant.
aplay -l should be attached.

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

This is a strange problem.

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What is the 'Audio output' setting in MPlayer

Edit > Preferences

If it says 'default', try switching it to 'ALSA', close the window. Try playing a track, do you still get sound?

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What is the soundcard setting in retrovol?, go to

Left-click on speaker > Config Window > Hardware

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What are the contents of these files?
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
and
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Thank you darkcity, I appreciate the time you're devoting to my problem.
When I set the default to ALSA I get no sound.
Retrovol shows the sound card as hw:0
alsa.conf and alsa-base.conf are attached.

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

Okay, its starting to make sense. ALSA isnt set correctly. Normally, the browser, and M Player would use ALSA, but M PLayer must be using the soundcard directly. Will need to think about it. Will again post later.

npierce · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 622

Have you tried this?

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Thanks npierce,
You were correct in assuming that it wasn't going to be that simple, the setting was already 74% but I appreciate your input.
The only positive aspect of this problem is that unlike my usual posts, it's actually baffling someone else, so I don't look so dim.

npierce · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 622

Ah, too bad. Well, we'll hope that darkcity will find a better idea.

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Here's a thing,
I put the disc in and ran Slacko live. In a live situation setting MPlayer to ALSA works fine and Youtube music plays as I would expect. This is on the same PC as I have Slacko installed (from the same ISO disc).
Weird?

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

Okay, this now sounds familiar. On some sound systems using alsa-wizard, which uses alsaconf, actually breaks the sound system, and it is hard to restore.

which version of Slacko are you using?

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You can try to figure what alsaconf has broken.

Try this if your using a frugal installtion-

Using the live cd go to your normal pup savefile (which is called something like slackosave-name.2fs). If you click on it will mount in its own directory - the files present are any ones which have been altered or added from the basesfs (puppy_slacko_5.3.1.sfs).

Look at the previously mentioned files in /etc/modprobe.d - you can either manually edit the differences or delete to revert back to their basesfs state.

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Alternatively, start another save and configure how you like, but don't press alsa-wizard!

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BTW the way what does the command lsmod | grep snd return when running live?

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Thank you yet again darkcity.
I'll have to look at your latest advice later on, got my hands full at the moment.
I'm using a full install of Slacko 5.3.3 High Memory which I imagine uses 4G of my 8G available RAM. The processor is an AMD FX-4100.

lsmod | grep snd return, live disc attached.

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

I tried your suggestion darkcity.
I removed the two files from /etc/modprobe.d and re-booted the installed version. MPlayer showed ALSA in preferences but didn't play, nor did the internet. I'm wondering if a complete re-install would be the answer. I hope not.
Your continued help is much appreciated.

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

What I think I need to do is properly examine what alsaconf is doing. I won't have time over the next few days though.

Another file it might be worth deleting your standard pupsave (while using live slacko) is /etc/asound.conf

titus · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 52 Location: 52.3483 -3.1983

Darkcity, you are a star!
That last idea (delete /etc/asound.conf) worked. The system is, at present, working correctly, I am indebted to you.
I hope that one day I may be able to offer help on this forum, I always seem to be the one with his hand out.