[NTLUG:Discuss] Sound Problem

[Robert Pearson]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Bobby Sanders <ssanders at ssvzc.com> wrote:
> Good idea.  In fact, all of them have been good.  Unfortunately, the
> cdrom is also busted on this cranky machine. It doesn't power on! Any
> ideas on that?  I hate to reinstall because Many of the programs have
> been updated and the new configuration files don't play nice with my old
> configuration files so I have to do all of them over again.  :(
>
> Thanks, again.  Bobby
>

As has been suggested it might be best to try more than one LiveCD to
see if everything works with any of them.
This will test the CDROM problem as well. Obviously if the CDROM
hardware has failed you cannot try LiveCDs.
The backup of your existing install would save all your new
configurations but one of these might be the root of your problem. One
typo can be fatal.
Since I am not a Power User, I have in desperation installed Windows
XP just to check the hardware (usually a disk) and make sure it was
bad.
If the hardware or sound doesn't work with Windows it is broken.
Now I am a big fan of the SystemRescueCD for most problems.
<http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page>
The Knoppix LiveCD is still a good "last resort" try over standard
distro LiveCDs for obscure problems. It seems as if every known driver
is on that CD.
<http://www.knoppix.net/>
Sometimes trouble shooting is like peeling an onion. You have to start
removing the last thing you did until it works again.

> On 09/20/2010 09:43 AM, Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 06:31:43PM -0500, Bobby Sanders wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks to everyone for help.  I was aware of the the "default volume
>>> off" issue.  Hadn't found
>>>
>>> http://www.linlap.com/wiki/toshiba+satellite+p105
>>>
>>> but it didn't work for me.  I have tried so many thing and programs
>>> I may have this machine so screwded up I may never get it straight.
>>>
>>> Anbody got any ideas about how to start all over -- short of reinstalling the whole system!
>>>
>> Maybe try the steps from linlap and then use a Live CD just to see
>> if the sound works?  That might help determine if reinstalling is
>> worth the effort.
>>
>> Pm