On Thursday 03 August 2006 12:44, )\(@sS wrote: > Hello everyone, > i have been haaving problems with alsamixer. > i have slackware 10.2 that came with kernel 2.4.31.. > sound didn;t work but i didnt wbother fixing it then... plus now i > have installed a newer kernel 2.6.17.3 and after alot of trials i > managed to get the sound going using the snd_hda_intel module.. > however in the process i have recompiled the kernel numerous times > with different and simultaneous options. On top of that *(and > probably more importantly) i downloaded the source of alsa- > driver,lib, utils 1.0.11 and i did as the manual page suggests ie: > > ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install > etcetc > > so i basically installed the version 1.0.11 on top of the 1.0.9.. > did i screw up? and if yes how can i uninstall the 1.0.11 version > since i can not do removepkg for 1.0.11? > the problem as stated in the subject is that when i type 'alsamixer' > get this message.. > that happens when i run it as a user because when i run it as root the > mixer is run properly...\any ideas what i should do? > nass
Hi. I seem to remember having similar problems with my Slackware 10.0, where audio stuff would only work when logged in as root. I had to add my username to the "Audio" group, and also to the "CDROM" group, as I think I had problems with that too. See /etc/group. The commands I used on the Debian install for that were, while su'ed to root. usermod -G audio <your-user-name> usermod -G cdrom <your-user-name> It may be worth checking the device permissions as well. ls -l /dev/audio /dev/dsp /dev/mixer If ownership shows User: root, and Group: root , you can change them using. chown root audio /dev/audio /dev/dsp /dev/mixer Again this is from my Debian notes, and needs to be run while su'ed to root. Nigel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
