Re: Esound problem (gnome) - sound device inadequate
Micha Feigin wrote:
>
> I have a computer with no sound ( yes it's an old 486 there is still one
> of these around :) ).
> The thing is that whenever i try to start a gnome program it tries to
> search /dev/dsp for a sound card (permision denied), fails, gives me a
> message : Sound device inadequate for Esound. Fatal.
> and then sometimes it starts but usually segfaults. Anyway around this?
> BTW i am using gnomever 1.0.5-3
> BTW2 the full mesage:
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 16bit failed
> Trying 44.1Khz, 8bit stereo.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 8bit failed
> Trying 22.05Khz, 8bit stereo.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 22.05Khz, stereo, 8bit failed
> Trying 44.1Khz, 16bit mono.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 44.1Khz, mono, 8bit failed
> Trying 22.05Khz, 8bit mono.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 22.05Khz, mono, 8bit failed
> Trying 11.025Khz, 8bit stereo.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 11.025Khz, stereo, 8bit failed
> Trying 11.025Khz, 8bit mono.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 11.025Khz, mono, 8bit failed
> Trying 8.192Khz, 8bit mono.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Audio device open for 8.192Khz, mono, 8bit failed
> Trying 8Khz, 8bit mono.
> /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Sound device inadequate for Esound. Fatal.
> Segmentation fault
>
> thanks
Look out for a gnome-nosound (anythink like that) packages i think i've
seen somethink out there.
dennis
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