Re: error opening /dev/mixer
--- "Thomas H. George" <xyz@spininternet.com> wrote:
> Somewhere I have crossed something up and I can't figure out where. I
> mostly use a 2.4.22 kernel which I compiled with support for my sblive
> pci card but I have started using a 2.6.5 kernel which I compiled with
> ALSA sound support. Sound works fine with the 2.6.5 kernel but no
> longer with the 2.4.22 kernel which now reports "error opening
> /dev/mixer." At bootup there was a suggestion to try alsactl restore
> and this resulted in "no sound cards found". The card is there of
> course and lspci -v provides details. Have I done something in
> installing the 2.6.5 kernel that is incompatable with the 2.4.22
> configuration or is there a way to use either?
I suspect you're missing OSS support somewhere along the line, but I'd
more information to be sure.
-- Thomas Adam
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