I was listening to shoutcast and aac+ normally doesn't work, so I tried installing the vlc plugin. shortly after all audio ceased. tried running alsaconf and get this error:

WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/sound, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/sound, it will be ignored in a future release.
Setting default volumes...
amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory

first on boot it said I had a fatal error and couldn't install sn_intel8x0, now modprobe says all conf files need .conf and sound will be ignored

I really don't know much more about sound than running alsaconf __{{emoticon}}__
In case you get the sound back maybe
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://audacious-media-player.org/features"
linktext was:"audacious"
====================================
would work for you (it says it streams aac+ from shoutcst).

Maybe you could look at /var/log and see if you find some message regarding the error.


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/sound.htm"
linktext was:"This"
====================================
seems to be old but may give some hints.

What happens if you rename the /etc/modprobe.d/sound file to sound.conf and reboot?

You may also need to run alsaconf again. In antiXcc-Hardware-Configure Sound System

A reboot might be needed.

I get the message again about a fatal error install command snd_intel8x0

Does sound work though?

You might need to delete that sound.conf file (keep a copy though)
You may also need to edit it.
My sound.conf has this in it.

mine said:

alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
options snd-intel8x0 index=0

about to edit it

nope, nada... although I got rid of the error on boot about install command of snd_intel8x0

I ran the .iso just to chk what a fresh install said. it didn't even have a sound.conf and worked fine. so I deleted mine and still doesn't work.

Did you run alsaconf?

Also check alsamixer and gamix haven't been muted. The volume control should be on about 80 as well.

good grief. I found it. the alsamixer and gamix were fine, problem was, i had instlled gnome and for some reason, the PCM was muted in gnome alsa mixer. I sure didn't mute it lol

thanks for your patience.

now I just need to get the default login screen from anti-x back instead of the debian one.

For that you need to edit /etc/slim.conf

current_theme antiX

I think I need to do more than that. when I had installed gnome before you explained how to fix my icewm issue, I switched to the gdm window manager. I assume I have to switch it back to slim. just not sure where.

In a console, as root, choose slim
dpkg-reconfigure slim

or edit /etc/X11/default-display-manager to read /usr/bin/slim

that worked. thanks again.