Troubleshooting Your Sound Card - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual

Chapter 8. Audio, Video, and General Amusement
several audio files and you want to categorize them (for example, by genre or artist). Highlight the file
you wish to play (if you have multiple files, click and hold the mouse button and drag it over all of the
files you want to open) and click OK. Notice that XMMS begins to play your audio files immediately.
To adjust the volume click and drag the volume slider (the long slider above the Open button) to the
left to lower the volume or to the right to increase it like a CD player. There are also buttons to stop,
pause, and skip (backward and forward) your audio files.
To learn more about using XMMS and its many options, refer to the man page by typing
at a shell prompt.

8.3. Troubleshooting Your Sound Card

If, for some reason, you do not hear sound and know that you do have a sound card installed, you can
run the Sound Card Configuration Tool utility.
To use the Sound Card Configuration Tool, choose Main Menu => System Settings => Soundcard
Detection. A small text box pops up prompting you for your root password.
Note
Most sound cards are supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but there are some sound cards that
are not completely compatible or may not work at all. If you are having trouble configuring your sound
card, check the Hardware Compatibility List at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ to see if your card is
supported.
The Sound Card Configuration Tool utility probes your system for sound cards. If the utility detects
a plug and play sound card, it automatically tries to configure the correct settings for your card. You
can then click the Play test sound button to play a sound sample. If you can hear the sample, select
OK and your sound card configuration is complete.
Figure 8-5. Sound Card Configuration Tool
8.3.1. If Sound Card Configuration Tool Does Not Work
If the Sound Card Configuration Tool does not work (if the sample does not play and you still do
not have audio sounds), there are alternatives, although they are not quite as simple as running the
Sound Card Configuration Tool. You can edit your
section (this strategy is not recommended for most new users) or refer to the documentation that came
with your sound card for more information.
file as discussed in the next
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man xmms