Re: Sound system
On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:31:38 -0500, MillTek wrote
> Kent West wrote:
>
> > MillTek wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> As a Linux noob, I have tried many many googling sessions to get
> >> sound working on the Sarge 2.6.6 installation I have. My machine has
> >> an Abit NF7-M motherboard with and NForce2 chipset. I tried the Music
> >> player in the KDE menu (rhythmbox) and when I do I get the following
> >> message;
> >>
> >> osscommon: Unable to open /dev/dsp (in use ?)
> >>
> >> Doers anyone have any idea exactly what steps I should follow to get
> >> it wotking? I do know that the machine will work in 2.6.5 as I tried
> >> it under Knoppix and it was OK.
> >>
> >> I would greatly appreciate some help.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > My guess is that the sound module is not being loaded. Try running
> > "modconf" and selecting the correct module for your sound chipset.
> >
>
> Kent,
> I loaded and ran modconf. There are a number of sound drivers being
> loaded. What else can I try?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
I wonder if it's a permission issue. When root can you play a sound from the
command line? Try 'play something.wav' as root. You may need to apt-get
install sox.
Jeff
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