Takashi Iwai wrote: > >> I downloaded and installed the new alsa-driver-1.0.0pre2, with the >> corresponding lib and utils. >> >> The installation goes smoothly, without any error. But there is >> no sound output. >> >> I got the same stupid errors as before [0.9.8] when I >> try to play something, such as: >> aplay: main:501: audio open error: Permission denied >> >> Is there any hint where this error comes from? > > it's not a bug but the lack of your permission setting. > Shouldn't "make install" take care of these details?
> make sure that you have permissions to access to /dev/snd/* files for > ALSA, and /dev/mixer* and /dev/dsp* for OSS. > Permissions for ALSA and OSS? Should I create new users? > in most cases, the files are set to allow owner and audio group only. > if so, you have to be a member of audio group. add your login to > audio group in /etc/group, and once logout then login again. > I did that, and it still doesn't work. I doesn't give that stupid permission error, but nothing comes out of the speaker. And a 5-second wave file takes an infinite time to "play": I have to abort and kill aplay. Alberto Monteiro ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
