Re: video solved, sound kinks
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, patrick gray wrote:
> first of all, thank you to everyone who responded to my first question
> regarding the xserver, you were right, running svga was bad, i am now happily
> typing away in KDE much to my delight.
Hey...running SVGA isn't always bad...this cirrus logic 5434 isn't
supported by an accelerated server! :P
> my current problem is small, but i can't seem to make it go away. i have
> compiled kernel version 2.4.6 with my machine specs right into it, so boot
> time is faster and all my hardware works. sound works as root, but as my
> normal user account it flubs. the sound programs either say they don't
> recognize a device or that the device is not responding. if i flip into root
> and run the same program it has no problems!! is there something wrong with
> my user permissions? i appreciate the input!
Yes, it is indeed a permissions issue. Lower the permissions on
/dev/mixer, /dev/dsp, and so on, depending on what your sound card
utilizes. An alternate, more secure method would be to include those files
in a group called SOUND and add the users you wish to have access to the
device added to this group as well.
> please reply directly to me, i know it's a hassle but i am not subscribed to
> the list :-/
Oh I see. You want our help but you won't even subscribe. Pshaw. Just why
aren't you subscribed? :P
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