7-2 from scratch install , but no sound

[Bruce Cran]

On Fri, 29 May 2009 11:01:33 +0200
Frank Bonnet <f.bonnet at esiee.fr> wrote:

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> Bruce Cran wrote:
> > On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:37:14 +0200
> > Frank Bonnet <f.bonnet at esiee.fr> wrote:
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> >> Hello
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> >> I have freshly install a HPXW4200 ( i386 ) but
> >> sound system does not work
> >>
> >> I have gnome installed and all the above services are running
> >>
> >> moused_enable="YES"
> >> nfs_client_enable="YES"
> >> sshd_enable="YES"
> >> linux_enable="YES"
> >> postfix_enable="YES"
> >> dovecot_enable="YES"
> >> dbus_enable=YES
> >> gdm_enable=YES
> >> hald_enable=YES
> >> avahi_daemon_enable=YES
> >> apache22_enable=YES
> > 
> > Have you loaded the sound driver? Check /dev/sndstat to see if it's
> > running.
> > 
> 
> well ... it seems to be I loaded them by hand

What does /dev/sndstat contain?  You could also try running 'mixer'
to see what, if any, channels are set to.

-- 
Bruce