RE: Sound programs
It sounds like a simple permissions problem. Check what your groups you are
in. If you are not part of group audio, make it so. Check /dev/cdrom: is that
a correct link to your CD-rom? (hdc?)
On 18-Aug-99 Jocke wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just some small wonderings concerning sound configurations.
>
> I have a Soundblaster Live that I can play .au files on
> by piping (AS ROOT ONLY) $ cat sound.au >/dev/audio
> Been reading the Howtos and understand that I need some
> more things installed. Is there a list of a basic
> working sound package (mixers, cd-player, mp3 etc) for
> debian. I am running WindowMaker and got hold of
> wmcdplay, wmsoundserver, wmsoundprefs. If I try to
> startr wmsoundserver I get segmentation fault and
> wmcdplay says: unable to open cdrom device '/dev/cdrom'.
> In addition to this I also have the following installed
> xmms, playmidi, xmix, tracker, sox, tcd, sound-recorder.
>
> So how should I proceed. Its all just a big mess at the
> moment.
> Running Debian unstable. 2.2.10 with emu10k1.o in
> /lib/modules/2.2.10/misc
> I can load it as root (do I have to do that ?)
>
> Any suggestions on where I can find some more information
> other than the 2 sound related HOWTOs would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Best Regards
> Joakim
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