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New CorePlus user, sound issues

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Juanito:
You could also use the latest version of tinycore, 6.3, rather than 5.4

Misalf:

--- Quote ---1. view the contents of removable media

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I use Tiny Core's MountTool (in wbar by default) for mounting and Xfe for file browsing.


--- Quote ---2. find and install new applications (or extensions, as they are called in TC)

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Tiny Core's Apps tool (in wbar by default).


--- Quote ---3. browse the web and watch YT videos (wirelessly, of course)

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firefox.tcz, flash11.tcz (created by getFlash11.tcz) and wifi works too.


--- Quote ---4. complete basic wordprocessing, spreadsheet, etc (Office) tasks

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LibreOffice 4.4.0.3 is in 6.x repo.


--- Quote ---5. check email

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I use Thunderbird.


--- Quote ---6. print wirelessly to my HP printer

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Don't know.


--- Quote ---7. view and edit pictures

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Viewnior and GIMP.


--- Quote ---8. burn CD/DVD's and watch DVD's

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flburn and brasero are available in the 6.x repo.
Don't know about DVD but VLC should do.


I think you should be able to do all of those things using Tiny Core. Especially since you're willing to learn.
About getting used to the command line, I'd say you pretty much cannot live without the man pages (man.tcz + man-pages.tcz + ANY_EXTENSION-doc.tcz).
If you can't find a manual for a certain program, I'd suggest  www.tldp.org (The Linux Documentation Project).

MX372:

--- Quote from: beerstein on June 18, 2015, 02:43:41 PM ---Hi:
There is some info here on the forum. Just google "tiny core linux alsa sound" keywords.Start with installing alsa and alsa-config. and try to play a test sound file (.wav) format.
$ aplay soundfile.wav
there is also a speker-test, just type:
$ speaker-test -h
to see the options
alsa.tcz gives you alsamixer too. Try to start alsamixer and see wheter main and/or pcm have sound levels selected.
Lok for the alsasound file in /usr/local/etc/init.d/ folder.
This file is in the same folder where cups and openssh are located.
Download a sample .wav file from the net, there are many out there

keep me posted about your progress.

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Downloaded a .wav file, tried:

aplay adverb.wav

No sound.

Tried speaker-test -w, adverb.wav

No sound, but terminal window indicates some activity to attempt to play sound.

alsamixer shows everything at zero, but changing the values has no effect.

verified alsasound file present in /usr/local/etc/init.d/ folder. (well, looks like a shortcut/symbolic link in PCManFM).

So, no luck so far.

To everyone else: thanks for the suggestions, I will heed your advice. I added alsa-config.tcz to onboot.lst (alsa,tcz and alsa-plugins.tcz were already there), as suggested, rebooted, but still nothing even after opening alsamixer and adjusting master/master mono/PCM/CD to 100.

I tried v6.0 first (I had it on a disc), but had issues with FF, Libreoffice, and Chromium not opening from the wbar; research indicated that 6.0 may have some teething issues. I was not even aware that v6.3 was out, so maybe I will go give it a shot....

MX372:
Misalf,

I noticed in 6.0 that I couldn't seem to be able to mount my DVD drive (with a disc in it, obviously) either, another reason I installed 5.4. I'm having no issue with that in 5.4, except that the eject button on the drive doesn't function. Would like to fix that.

For wireless printing, I *should* be able to use hplip (I think) to do it, since if I remember correctly, that is what I installed on my LXLE (and Lubuntu, which I used prior to LXLE) install.

I'm familiar with all the applications you listed and have used them; the one thing I've found is that sometimes they are not as "polished" as a retail version of the same TYPE of application (i.e., I used Nero for burning) for Windows, or sometimes have bugs or issues that cause them to not function correctly for a certain task.

I have used man pages before, but they are not always 100% helpful (sometimes you need a guiding hand!). I will certainly check out tldp.org though...thanks!

Misalf:
Uhm, can't remember ever mounting a DVD in Tiny Core. Flash drives rule. (:
Data or Movie DVD?

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