.......upon rechecking - it seems the "preferences" -ICON all work physically (with the mouse)but the actual
SOUND is
not being controlled by the slider bar...not even the mute "x" does anything....
Maybe the 'CHANNEL' needs to be changed? and i'm not familiar what it is supposed to be...
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Channel = MASTER
I did turn UP the
volume adj to
100 from 40.
EXTERNAL MIXER is : {gmixer}
left button: show slider
middle mouse button: open mixer
hotkeys: / volume up - x86 Audio raise volume
/ volume down - x86 Audio lower volume
/ mute -x86 audio mute
........ I'd like to show a screenshot, but cannot remember how to -on this forum. I did take a "screenie" (of the preferences) and its in the clients home folder.
Sorry for my lack of memory.

EDIT: I changed
"MASTER" to "PCM" and it works fine now! Thanks
Leiche for steering me in the right direction.
{I'm still wondering hot to post a screenshot with screenie, though...I'm pretty sure i used to know, but old timers disease is prevailing.

}
JN.