the totem is no sound

[Knapp]

> Make sure that the audio channels that apply to your sound medium are
> all activated, then once they are, go back to alsamixer and make sure
> they're not muted, and that they're at an appropriate level.
>
> After all of this, if it still doesn't work, send back more details,
> this was sort of a shotgun attempt at fixing your problem.
>
> --MarkTraceur

I just ran into this problem also. None of my DVD sound worked. What I
found is that the mixer had many of the control button hidden AND
MUTED! You must go into the mixer settings and turn the button on and
then check to make sure they are not muted.

-- 
Douglas E Knapp

Why do we live?