Re: No sound for non-root users
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John Halton wrote:
> The sound has stopped working for regular, non-root users on my
> installation of Debian Etch (on a Dell PC with integrated Intel audio
> chipset).
>
> Sound still works for root (or using sudo), but when I try to run an
> audio program as an ordinary user (eg mplayer, alsamixer), I get an
> error saying, "No such device" or similar. All users are members of the
> "audio" group.
>
> The problem started the first time the PC was rebooted after I installed
> some missing packages for XFCE this afternoon. Here is the aptitude log
> for the session in which I installed XFCE, in case it's relevant:
>
Do /dev/dsp and /dev/audio exist? Are you a member of group audio?
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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