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Ottavio Caruso
Apr 25, 2007, 2:30:35 PM4/25/07
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On 1 Mar 2005, 22:06, Thomas Ronayne <t...@REMOVETHISameritech.net>
wrote:
> j...@wexfordpress.com wrote:
> >I downloaded and installedrealplayerand connected to a live audio
> >stream. It seems to be working OK except for one thing,nosoundcomes
> >out. I have alsamixer set up for maximum volume. I turned off system
> >sounds.
>
> >Either I don't have a critical driver somewhere or I have something
> >else turned on that blocksRealplayerfromsoundoutput. Can someone
> >suggest which of the 40 jillionsoundthingies on Linux/Slackware/KDE
> >need to be turned on and which need to be turned off to getRealplayer
> >to work? There is alsamixer, and Arts, and System sounds and Kmix and
> >System Sounds and I probably some more that I have missed.
>
> >Please, I have tried all kinds of combinations. In the old days,with
> >earlier Slacks and much fewer choices I got it working. Now I am up to
> >Slack 10.1, and clearly out of my depth.
>
> >Thanks for any help.
>
> >John Culleton
>
> Might just be thatRealPlayerdoes not work with ALSA (as I remember, it
> doesn't -- check around on their site). It does, however, work just fine
> with OSS...
wrote:
> j...@wexfordpress.com wrote:
> >I downloaded and installedrealplayerand connected to a live audio
> >stream. It seems to be working OK except for one thing,nosoundcomes
> >out. I have alsamixer set up for maximum volume. I turned off system
> >sounds.
>
> >Either I don't have a critical driver somewhere or I have something
> >else turned on that blocksRealplayerfromsoundoutput. Can someone
> >suggest which of the 40 jillionsoundthingies on Linux/Slackware/KDE
> >need to be turned on and which need to be turned off to getRealplayer
> >to work? There is alsamixer, and Arts, and System sounds and Kmix and
> >System Sounds and I probably some more that I have missed.
>
> >Please, I have tried all kinds of combinations. In the old days,with
> >earlier Slacks and much fewer choices I got it working. Now I am up to
> >Slack 10.1, and clearly out of my depth.
>
> >Thanks for any help.
>
> >John Culleton
>
> Might just be thatRealPlayerdoes not work with ALSA (as I remember, it
> doesn't -- check around on their site). It does, however, work just fine
> with OSS...
I have Slackware 11.0. I had the same problem.
What worked for me:
a) I have commented the line:
es1370
from /etc/hotplug/blacklist
b) rebooted
Worked! I didn't even need to blacklist the alsa driver.
I hope it might help somebody.
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