2.4 Setting Up Sound Cards
Most sound cards are detected automatically and configured with reasonable
values. In YaST, use if you want to add a problematic
sound card that could not be configured automatically or change the
default settings. It is also possible to set up additional sound cards or
switch their sequence.
HINT: Probing for Old Sound Chips
If you know a legacy sound board is installed in your computer, let
YaST probe for old chips, if YaST cannot find a sound board. Within
the pop-up click .
If YaST cannot detect your sound card automatically, proceed as follows:
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Click to open a dialog in which to select a sound
card vendor and model. Refer to your sound card documentation for the
information required. Find a reference list of sound cards supported by
ALSA with their corresponding sound modules in
/usr/share/doc/packages/alsa/cards.txt and at
https://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/.
Make your choice and click .
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In the dialog, choose the
configuration level in the first setup screen:
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You are not required to go through any of the further configuration
steps and no sound test is performed. The sound card is configured
automatically.
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Adjust the output volume and play a test sound.
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Customize all settings manually.
Enable , if you need to configure a
joystick. Click to continue.
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In , test your sound configuration
and make adjustments to the volume. You should start at about ten
percent to avoid damage to your hearing or the speakers. A test sound
should be audible when you click . If you cannot
hear anything, increase the volume. Press
to complete the sound configuration.
If you want to change the configuration of a sound card, go to the
dialog, select a displayed
and click . Use
to remove a sound card altogether.
Click to customize one of the following options
manually:
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Use this dialog is for setting the volume.
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For playback of MIDI files, check this option.
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Click if you want to adjust the
sequence of your sound cards. The sound device with index 0 is the
default device and thus used by the system and the applications.
The volume and configuration of all sound cards installed are saved when
you click . The mixer settings are saved to the
file /etc/asound.conf and the ALSA configuration data
is appended to the end of the files
/etc/modprobe.d/sound and
/etc/sysconfig/hardware.
