Re: audio problem

[Jens Ritter <jens@weh.rwth-aachen.de>]

Ralph Winslow <ralphw@nac.net> writes:

> I've re-built 2.0.34 to support sound and installed bplay 
> and splay and installed rvplayer.  When I
> bplay /usr/lib/exmh/clink.au
> it responds with 
> bplay: /dev/dsp: Device not configured
> ls -l /dev/dsp
> 83698 crw-rw-rw-  1 root     audio    14,   20 May 19  1997 dsp
> 
> many other device 14, devices are also present.  Also
> cat /usr/lib/exmh/clink.au >/dev/audio
> ksh: cannot create /dev/audio: No such device or address
> ls -l /dev/audio
> 83699 crw-rw----  1 root    audio    14, 4,   4 May 19  1997 audio
> 
> I'm perplexed.  Can anyone provide a clue?

cat /dev/sndstat

Include support for /dev/dsp in kernel config.

What about permissions? Are you a member of group audio or root?

HTH,

Jens

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