Sound problem?... or?

[Curt Tresenriter]

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:43:15 -0800
Keith <keith.w_65 at centurylink.net> wrote:


> The problem is not the restarting of X or any other desktop use. The
> problem is either with the driver or the settings of whatever software
> used to control the sound card input and output. You might want to
> open up a terminal and type alsamixer to see if the settings have
> been set to mute or the volumes are set low. Use the arrow keys to
> navigate left, right , up & down. 
> Despite your experiences the problem is going to be the software
> mixer, not the desktop you use. Or maybe the driver, but that is
> rare. 


I just switched to the guest account again and magically the sound card
is showing under sound settings and after choosing it, a youtube video
played with sound.