Re: Sound not working--ALSA and unstable

[charles <clistaccount@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:30:03 +0100, David Leggett <david@asguard.org.uk> wrote:
> Hail Charles,
> 
> You dont seem to have the modules for oss emulation loaded
> try loading snd_pcm_oss and snd_mixer_oss
> assuming you are using udev /dev/dsp etc should get automagically created by loading the modules.

Thanks much! You are right on both counts--modprobing those modules
did the trick. (I do still wonder why XMMS wouldn't work with the ALSA
plugin without the modules loaded but, whatever, I hear music now!)

> 
> HTH
> David Leggett
> david+lists_debian-user@asguard.org.uk
>