linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Can't Connect to the Internet with Ubuntu

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Can't Connect to the Internet with Ubuntu

Download the ALSA Mixer (first one listed) and make sure the headphones
are activated and the gain up. You may have to mute your speakers (this
should be automatic but depends on your hardware setup).

Richard I

On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 13:04 +0000, kazman1914 wrote:
>
> That worked, thanks! Now I'm noticing another problem, which is
> apparently common to Ubuntu 10.10, namely, while sound comes from the
> laptop's terrible sounding built-in mini speakers, the headphone jack
> is not working. I like to run the headphone jack from my laptop to the
> back of my Bose Acoustic Wave radio for quality sound. I searched for
> a fix for about 45 minutes last night but the answers I found either
> didn't work, applied to a different model laptop, or they were written
> for people who know what they're doing, which made it impossible for
> me to follow the instructions.
>
> I don't want to be a needy pest, so I'll just say that if anyone wants
> to try lending a hand again, I have a Toshiba laptop, model L655.
>
> Thanks,
> ~Kaz
>
> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Septymus Spyder
> <septymus.spyder@...> wrote:
> >
> > On January 9, 2011 10:21:31 pm you wrote:
> > > Well, the good news is that I installed Ubuntu 10.1 and I'm now
> able to
> > > connect to the Internet. I'm posting this message from Linux. The
> bad
> > > news is that I have no sound with the newer version whereas I had
> sound
> > > with version 10.04! Errrgggg.
> > >
> > > Now I have to figure out how to get the sound card to work, how to
> install
> > > Adobe Flash so that I can watch videos on Youtube, and how to
> install
> > > codices so that I can listen to MP3's, etc.
> > >
> > > The adventure continues!
> > >
> > > ~Kaz
> > >
> >
> > In my experience, the simplest way to install the codecs necessary
> for MP3,
> > Flash, etc., is to run the following in a terminal window:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras
> > --
> > Septymus Spyder
> > "Necrophilia: The uncontrollable urge to crack open a cold one."
> >
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