No sound on compaq v2000 with FC4

[hoopsta1423]

how do i turn the external amp on? Im in alsa mixer but the external amp is turned off

here is my lspci output

00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Contro ller ATI
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4377
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4371
00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4370 ( rev 02)
00:14.6 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4378 (rev 02)

I have a v2000 notebook, and the volume buttons above the keyboard, the mute button is lit up. I cant find anyway to get the sound workin. Any help is appreciated

[hoopsta1423]

anybody? any ideas?

[beerad]

In alsamixer, just use the arrow keys to navigate to the external slider, then use m to toggle the mute on/off.