Re: soundblaster 16/ adding new group
Thank you so much! I am now added to the audio
group and I have sound! :-)
--- Joost Kooij <joost@topaz.mdcc.cx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 04:57:22PM -0700,
> Xucaen wrote:
> > I have searched thru the Debian user
> archives
> > and read alot about soundblaster PnP cards,
> but I
> > have an old sb16 with jumpers. I know all my
> > card's settings and I have already installed
> sb.
> > My confusion is regarding adding my user name
> to
> > a new group and changing the group of the
> sound
> > device. between usermod, chgrp, chown, I'm
> > confused. what do I need to do to get my user
> > name to access the sound device?
>
> The group "audio" is there for this purpose.
> You do not have to add
> it, is is already there on debian systems.
>
> On my system, the audio devices are owned by
> the group "audio".
>
> Example: "ls -l /dev/dsp" shows:
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Jul
> 9 2000 /dev/dsp
>
> In fact, if you do "ls -l /dev | grep audio",
> you'll see the whole lot
> of audio devices.
>
> So all you need to get access to these devices
> is to be in group "audio".
> Do, as root, "addgroup user audio" to add user
> to that group. Now the
> user has to either login again (or restart
> x11), or type "newgrp" in
> the shell from which to access audio devices.
>
> You can check the groups you are (or really:
> your process is) currently
> in with the "id" and "groups" commands.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Joost
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