[SLUG] SUSE installation sound problems

john at johnallsopp.co.uk john at johnallsopp.co.uk
Tue Apr 11 13:35:26 BST 2006


> On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 04:14 -0400, john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>
>>
>> Not so fast. I bought a Soundblaster Live 24 bit SB0410 from
>> wossisface near TKMaxx, put that in, and got system sounds ..
>> bootup,
>> etc. However, when playing a CD I'm getting, most often, a
>> half-second
>> toggle between the song and silence. For those old enough to
>> remember,
>> it sounds like the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.
>>
>
> Have you tried sound from another application? Try a BBC media stream
> and see if the sound works from that. Least then you know whether it
> is
> individual apps or drivers.
>
> Is it a dodgy DRM'd disk?
>
> I don't really know.. just chucking ideas at ya!
>
> --
> Jam Adams

Thanks Jamie, I tried two CD players, no three actually, one produced
no sound, the other two produced this problem. I've also heard
repeated 'siren's which is the sound associated with an error.

I also tried three different CDs.

J




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