Robert Spangler wrote: > On Mon November 12 2007 15:54, James Pearson wrote: > > >> On 12/11/2007, Robert Spangler <lazydog at zoominternet.net> wrote: >> > On Mon November 12 2007 13:30, Ross S. W. Walker wrote: >> > > Robert Spangler wrote: >> > > > Hello everyone, >> > > > >> > > > I run a 64bit system here and install flash plugins for >> > > > firefox using >> > > > nspluginwrapper. I get the movies but there is no sound. >> > > >> > > Make sure the 32-bit alsa-lib is installed. >> > >> > alsa-lib.i386 1.0.6-5.RHEL4 >> > installed >> >> Can you playback sound using other 32 bit apps? e.g. using the 32 bit >> version of aplay? > > > I have aplay but don't know if it's 32bit or not. If you have a 64 bit distro installed, then aplay will be 64 bit - running: file `which aplay` should confirm this. To run the 32 bit version you will need to download the 32 bit (i386) alsa-utils RPM - but don't install it. Extract the 32 bit aplay binary by doing something like: cd /tmp rpm2cpio alsa-utils-1.0.6-6.i386.rpm | cpio -idmv ./usr/bin/aplay However, as you are running CentOS4, you will need to make sure the snd_ioctl32 kernel module is loaded - it isn't by default i.e. modprobe snd_ioctl32 Then test with the 32 bit aplay: alsaunmute 0 /tmp/usr/bin/aplay /usr/share/system-config-soundcard/sound-sample.wav >> What type of sound card do you have? > > > class: AUDIO > bus: PCI > detached: 0 > driver: snd-via82xx > desc: "VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller" > vendorId: 1106 > deviceId: 3059 > subVendorId: 1043 > subDeviceId: 812a > pciType: 1 > pcidom: 0 > pcibus: 0 > pcidev: 11 > pcifn: 5 Same as mine ... however, I had lots of issues with 32 bit apps and sound on 64 bit CentOS4 (not necessarily this sound card) - in the end I 'upgraded' to the ALSA 1.0.15 kernel drivers, libs and utils - which works much better James Pearson