Try using gnome-volume-control to unmute and crank up the volume on
Master, PCM and Headphone outputs.  

deb



On Thu, 2005-23-06 at 13:11 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear friends:
> 
> Here is an update on my audio issue:
> 
> Since I installed mplayer and its mplayerplug-in, I am able to hear and view 
> embedded Windows Media Player and Quicktime broadcasts on the Net. So, I wnet 
> to one of my usual web sites and was able to play the WMP audio by using 
> Mplayer Plugin. It plays fine. The site also has a RealPlayer feed, but Helix 
> won't play it. I then went to Quicktime and tested the latest movie trailers. 
> The video was excellent but the audio was missing. I'll deal with that 
> specific issue by writing to the author.
> 
> However, my CD won't play either in KSCD or in XMMS. So, there is something 
> wrong in some configuration. 
> 
> Would appreciate your help.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Benjamin