Re: driver configuration (sound)
Hi
If you are able to play sound as root and not user, and the user are a
member of "audio", you could chmod a+rw /dev/dsp so it look like this:
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 3 Nov 4 2001 /dev/dsp
/ernst
On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Chris Lale wrote:
> Hello Peter.
>
> Peter Christensen <christenpet@snip.net> wrote:
>
> > I figured I would re-install anyway, which I did last night. I used
> > the vanilla kernel as you suggested, and now I have the es1370
> > driver! Still no sound, though. I'm getting a message:
> >
> > Error while initializing sound driver device /dev/dsp can't be opened
> (permission denied)
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
>
> 1. I tried to install sound for my card (Creative PCI 128, chip CT5880)
> which needs the ensonic 1373 driver. According to the ALSA Web database,
> the es1371 driver is sufficient. Perhaps you need the es1371 driver?
>
>
> 2. Check that the directory /dev/dsp exists. I have been unable to get
> OSS sound working because the /dev/* directories are not created for
> some reason. I have got the card to work by installing the ALSA sound
> system, so I know the driver/card combination works. I only had partial
> success though - I could only get sound from ALSA applications.
>
> 3. Try putting yourself in group audio, or trying sound when logged in
> as root.
>
> Let me know how you get on - I will have to tackle this again soon. (I
> have nearly sorted my CDRW, but the printer is still not satisfactory).
>
> Chris.
>
>
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