From kde-bugs-dist  Wed Apr 30 23:03:08 2008
From: jeffemmert <jeffemmert () gmail ! com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:03:08 +0000
To: kde-bugs-dist
Subject: [Bug 161472] New: No sound from right audio channel
Message-Id: <20080501010306.161472.jeffemmert () gmail ! com>
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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161472         
           Summary: No sound from right audio channel
           Product: amarok
           Version: 1.4.7
          Platform: Unlisted Binaries
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: amarok-bugs-dist kde org
        ReportedBy: jeffemmert gmail com


Version:           1.4.7 (using KDE 3.5.8)
Installed from:    Unspecified Linux
Compiler:          Unknown compiler, Mint Linux, Ubuntu 7.10 and Mandriva Spring 8.1 I still don't know what a compiler is.
OS:                Linux

Whether Amarok is launched within Ubuntu 7.10, Kubuntu 8.04, Mandriva Spring 8.1 or the latest Mint Linux, I get only occasional right channel audio from the Live CDs, less often after installation, and never after updates. This applies to a Gateway 600YGR laptop with an ESS Allegro 1988 (aka Maestro) sound card - a pretty common configuration for Gateway laptops. I have a dual-boot system with XP Pro on the primary drive and Mint Linux on the secondary. No matter which Linux version I install (I've tried a dozen or so variants), even if the hardware is properly identified, it isn't properly driven.  Sadly, I don't know how to write or compile my own drivers. When I reboot in XP, the audio works perfectly every time.