On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 10:22 AM, William L. Maltby CentOS4Bill@triad.rr.com wrote:
On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 09:52 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote:
<snip> Bill: After I powered the box down and let it sit for awhile and then powered back up, I was able to hear the audio coming from youtube.com without any problem, as well as audio from streamaudio.com Never was able to hear the local sound test in system-config-soundcard but since it is otherwise working now, I consider this solved.
Good. But I would still be curious (being obsessive-compulsive about these things) about why. It's got to be some configuration or mute thing. Oh well, as long as your good.
I am also curious about why that does not work.
If those ear plugs had a longer cable, they would be perfect....Thanks. Lanny
It used to be Radio Shack was my friend. I've bought jacks that you can assemble yourself (screw-in type available, but I always soldered) and make extension cables. If the extension is not too long, you should not notice any ill-effects. To minimize the increased resistance, I make the extension with a size or two larger wire. I've not detected any distortions associated with the joints or change in wire size over the short lengths I've used.
Maybe you have something like the Radio Shack (or any electronics parts house) in Columbia near you?
No Radio Shack here that I'm aware of. I will eventually find what I need, to make an extension cable. Those little ear phones are intended for use with cell phones, MP3/MP4 players, on airplanes; so the cables are very short. My daughter has one that cost twice as much and the cable on it is even shorter..... Much more comfortable than a headset with a headband.....