Re: es1370 installs but doesn't work
Salman Ahmed <ssahmed@pathcom.com> writes:
> >>>>> "CB" == Chris Baker <bakerc@pacbell.net> writes:
> CB> I'm trying to get a sb128 to work. At startup, whether
> CB> compiled in or as a module, I get es1370: version v0.24 time
> CB> 19:13:34 Dec 20 1999 es1370: found adapter at io 0xdc00 irq 11
> CB> es1370: features: joystick off, line in, mic impedance 0
>
> That looks about right.
>
> CB> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 6 Dec 20 18:13 /dev/sndstat
> CB>
> CB> but then,
> CB>
> CB> # cat /dev/sndstat
> CB>
> CB> cat: /dev/sndstat: No such device
>
> that happens on my system too, but why are you trying to do this ?
I'm following the Sound-HOWTO :-(
> CB>
> CB> The Sound-HOWTO doesn't really have a lot of information to help
> CB> here, and I don't really understand how devices work very well.
> CB> I'm really at a loss. Can anyone point me towards relevant
> CB> documentation?
>
> I haven't read the Sound-HOWTO so I don't know what steps are mentioned
> in there.
Well, it's a good thing you didn't--you might have gotten stuck too!
> To get the SB PCI128 to work, I compiled in support for the es1370 into
> the kernel. Then I added myself (non-root) to the "audio" group, and
> that was all. After that, I was able to play Audio CDs and mp3s.
O.K. I tried it, and it works. Thanks for pointing out the stuff
about the audio group. I would have gotten stuck there next.
> The only strange thing I remember having to do was to give "o+r"
> permissions to the CDROM device which appears as /dev/hdc so that
> non-root users could play Audio CDs.
>
> Other than that, the SB PCI128 was a breeze to setup (using the kernel
> drivers).
Many thanks for your help,
cbb
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