Sound

turning sound on

LinuxPPC
- Kernel 2.1.24 does not appear to have sound turned on. To fix this, execute the sndvolmix command (add these lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to do this automatically at boot):
```
if [ -x /sbin/sndvolmix ]; then
    echo "sound on - level 5 volume" >> /etc/issue
   /sbin/sndvolmix -c 5
fi
			
```
- 5 refers to volume.
- KDE note: this should allow an audible speaker beep in the KDE configure control panel under sound.
- Notes on the list suggest that sndvolmix is not the best thing to use, as it has been described as a hack. An alternative is aumix.
- As of kernel 2.1.130 (and perhaps before), sound is already turned on at boot.
MkLinux
- Sound is already turned on in the DR3 default configuration, and continues to work in the Generic 05 kernel. Haven't checked Generic 07 but it probably works.

enabling the CD player (kscd) in KDE

LinuxPPC
- make sure /dev/cdrom is linked to scd0.
- make sure permissions on scd0 are READ-ONLY (chmod 444 scd0).
- kscd note: to avoid the spawning of multiple tasks of kscd at launch, close kscd by hitting 1/0, not the close-box...
- kscd note: if you hear a slight speaker hiss when using kscd, go to the KDE Control Center, select Sound->Bell and hit the test button. This cleared the hiss on my 6500.
MkLinux
- same rules as for LinuxPPC.
- kscd seems to be fully functional from the start with Generic 05 and perhaps all the way back to DR3. Haven't checked Generic 07 but it probably works.

mp3 players