Re: XMMS

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@sheflug.co.uk>]

Jason

> Check the permissions on your alsa device file. By default this is
> /dev/dsp(1?).  if you do a "ls -l /dev/dsp*" you should see what
> the permissions are.  Mine looks like this:
> jason@martensjason:~$ ls -l /dev/dsp*
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 14,  3 Nov  9 03:18 /dev/dsp
> crw-rw----  1 root audio 14, 19 Nov  9 03:18 /dev/dsp1

Hmm.... comes up as...

lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       9 2004-10-21 18:44 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp0
crw-rw----  1 root audio 14,  3 2004-10-21 18:44 /dev/dsp0
crw-rw----  1 root audio 14, 19 2004-10-21 18:44 /dev/dsp1
crw-rw----  1 root audio 14, 35 2004-10-21 18:44 /dev/dsp2
crw-rw----  1 root audio 14, 51 2004-10-21 18:44 /dev/dsp3


> If you want to change the permissions of the device file (not
> recommended) you can run "chmod 777 /dev/dsp*" as root.  

Tried this and still get...

" failed to open audio output Alsa 1.2.10 output plugin"

in a Gtk GUI based error messsage..

<scratches head><thinks about kicking the cat>

Well, your advice was just about what I was thinking anyway.  Maybe 
it's permissions - I thought.  But, seems like it ain't.  Had a go at 
installing some other Alsa based libraries but that didn't have any 
effect either.

Think I have to admit that I'm not able to work this one out :)




-- 
Richard