Speakers, Headphones, And Sound Etiquette; Playing Cds - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 Manual

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modules.conf file as discussed below (this strategy is not recommended for novices), or refer to
the documentation that came with your soundcard for more information.
If your soundcard is not a plug and play card, you can manually edit your /etc/modules.conf
file to include the sound card module that it should use, for example:
alias sound sb
alias midi opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
options sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=0,1 mpu_io=0x300

8.2 Speakers, Headphones, and Sound Etiquette

Most computers have a plug on the back of the CPU designated for speakers and headphones. If you
have configured your sound card, any system or website sounds should play through the speakers or
headphones.
Your CD-ROM probably has a plug near it as well, so you can listen to music CDs through the
CD-ROM drive. See Section 8.3, Playing CDs.
Regardless of how you choose to listen to music or other sounds, you should remember that there may
be other people working near you who are not interested in hearing your computer. Be courteous and
keep the volume down. Even headphones can "bleed" noise and disturb others.
Add the Mixer Applet (
to your panel so you can control system volume. Click on the speaker icon in this applet to mute or
activate sound and use the slider bar to control volume level. Note that the CD-ROM probably has its
own volume control next to the CD drawer on your computer.

8.3 Playing CDs

You should be able to put a music CD in your CD-ROM and see the CD player start automatically. If
not, in GNOME, go to
In KDE, go to
=>
Main Menu
=>
Main Menu
Main Menu => Multimedia
Chapter 8:Audio, Video, and General Amusement
=>
Panel Add to Panel
=>
Programs Multimedia
=> CD Player .
=> =>
Applet Multimedia
=> to open the CD player.
CD player
=> )
Mixer