[CentOS] CentOS 5 sound problems on ICH5

[chrism at imntv.com]

Jon Jahren wrote:
> Hi
> I have installed CentOS 5 on my computer which has an Intel ICH5 sound 
> chip. The card appears as it should, and I can adjust the volume just 
> fine. However, when I try to play a sound file(.ogg for instance), 
> rhythmbox plays through the file, but no sound is heard. I've tried as 
> root, and I've tried doing cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp, and it's all 
> quiet.
> Output from lspci:
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER 
> (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
>
> I've tried a reboot, I've tried restarting the sound system from 
> system-config-soundcard, but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions 
> please?
> Kind Regards
> Jon Jahren

Can you hear the test music when you're configuring the sound device?

Cheers,