Re: No audio support
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On Tuesday 25 July 2006 18:56, Markus Petermann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Matthew Dawson wrote:
> >> "Sound server information message:
> >> Error while initializing sound driver:
> >> device: default can't be opened for playback (No such device)
> >> The sound server will continue, using the null output device."
> >
> > Check and make sure that you are in the audio group. In order to access
> > the sound device, you have to be in the group. Run:
> > gpasswd -a username audio
> > replacing username with any user that you want to be able to play sound.
> > Then logout and login, see if arts gives the same error. Otherwise it
> > seems alsa is working correctly.
>
> My user is in this group and also changed the access rights of the devices
> /dev/dsp
> /dev/dsp1
> /dev/mixer
> /dev/mixer1
> /dev/rtc
> /dev/snd/*
>
> to rwx for owner, group and other. It does not fix the problem.
>
> The reported error message has been displayed only one time, directly
> after the first login.
>
> Greetings,
> Markus
If arts is still enabled, the it seems that the sound system is working. Try
going into kcontrol->Sound and Multimedia->Sound System and click test sound.
if it works, then it would seem you are all set. that message would appear
everytime you login if it didn't work. Also when arts is started, any
program that want to use sound has to wait for arts to release its hold on
alsa, or use arts. You can configure when arts releases its hold on alsa
with the Auto-Suspend feature.
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