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Posted: Sep. 08 2006,19:31 |
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Hi
I have an unusual problem with this old laptop. I installed DSL and followed the Dell Inspiron 3200 DSL-wiki instructions to install sound, as super-user. Everything was fine. However, attempts to play any sound file (WAV or MP3) have been unsuccessful. This is odd, because in this instance I know for sure that the installation commands for sound in the DSL-Wiki for this particular machine are correct.
The specific problem is: although XMMS seems to load up the file, and any ID3 tags, displaying the name of the song in nice scrolling text, it doesn't progress the play indicator at all. It just stays at zero, and the spectral analyzer readout remains flat. Clicking on play/pause intermittently causes a very brief sudden flash of activity on the analyzer screen, and advances the playback by half a second.
As a result there is no evidence that the sound card works on this computer. There are beeps from internal speaker, but not a whisper from the sound card. I am aware of the mixer feature, and all levels have been set to max. Everything is unmuted. Even the vol indicator in the bottom-right corner of screen is maxed-out.
Any ideas what might be wrong? I know that DSL has the potential to use the sound card on this machine.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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