peter@easthope.ca wrote: > According to https://wiki.debian.org/SoundFAQ > cat /usr/share/sounds/ekiga/ring.wav >/dev/dsp > should also. In fact it gives nothing but the command prompt. I am not 100% sure but I think you need alsa-oss - ALSA wrapper for OSS applications to be able to use dsp. you tend to mix up alsa and oss and hence your troubles. regards