Re: Quake 2

["M.C. Vernon" <mcv21@cus.cam.ac.uk>]

> I am trying to run Quake 2, but I receive the message:
> 
> /dev/dsp: No Such Device
> Could not open /dev/dsp
> 
> The /dev/dsp is present:
> 
> crw-rw-rw-    1 root   audio     14,   3 Jul 21 02:45 dsp
> 
> I've tried as root and with my own userid (member of users).
> 
> I am using the OSS Sound drivers. Can someone help me?
> 
> regards, Ruud.

root probably can't run quake. Try adduser <username> audio.

HTH,

Matthew

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