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If the error message says

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 Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_sliders/SigmaTel_STAC9708,11-Master": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
 

What do all do you suggest I remove and/or reinstall? I have NO sound anywheres and the Ubuntu forum has too many questions and no answers for sound issues currently. People have lives and I understand that. :) I did redo everything on the how-to install sound and went through all of the problem solving answers. I do have complete files of all the data from the beginning HERE. Just click on any link there to view. :D
And is the following correct syntax for the command line to remove and install said program?

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apt-get autoremove gnome-alsamixer

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apt-get gnome-alsamixer

Ubuntu system. Ask anything else you need to know.
Thanks!

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[quote=tpgames;3 495818]If the error message says

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 Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_sliders/SigmaTel_STAC9708,11-Master": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
 

Did you visit this link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=693088

I haven't put any thoughts into it but searching on google.
Please try this before reinstalling the OS.

Good Luck

Regards,
Ash

Jul 6 '09 #11

tpgames

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Thanks for those links! I've been trying to use search to find someone else with the same issues at that forum for days. I also used google, but had my search terms wrong.

I'll try those fixes tomorrow when I'm not babysitting.

Jul 8 '09 #12

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Sound, movies, etc. work. so Yeah! Firefox tends to crash, but installed gecko player and so far no crashing. (I redid this:

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 sudo apt-get remove kaffeine-mozilla mozilla-helix-player mozilla-mplayer mozilla-plugin-vlc totem-mozilla xine-plugin 
 

before installing gecko. So far FF has lasted longer without crashing, Trailers work and do not crash.

UPdate: FF does crash, but it appears to be more of a memory usage problem. If I play soundcast off of the browser, and then try to get pulse-audio controller up to check setting, FF crashes.

gnome-alsa gaff - To fix, it requires me to uninstall one lib and install another lib. It didn't fix the problem. BUT, being that sound works and all, I'm ignoring gnome-alsa mixer and not using it. I'll work on getting skype working later. I didn't have intel anyways. I have Nvidia and ensoniq.

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