I had this problem the other day ... I had to do:
# chown <userid>/dev/snd/* (thanks to bob ham on #lad for helping me with that.) and then envy24control worked for me and I was able to play sounds. -Eric Rz. André Kvist Aronsen wrote: > > I have just installed alsa-libs, alsa-driver, alsa-utils and > envy24control from alsa-tools from source on a Redhat 9 system. But when > I try to run alsamixer or envy24control, I get this message "function > snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory". What could > possibly be wrong? > I have a Midiman Delta Audiophile 2496 soundcard, and it should work > with alsa. > > Sincerely, > > Andre Kvist Aronsen > Frankfurt, Germany > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware > With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. > WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines at the > same time. Free trial click here: http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/345/0 > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user