Regarding sound, although I know nothing about ubuntu, you can try: ls -l /dev/mixer*
Usually the group associated to audio devices is "audio", so all you would need to do is adding the non root member to the audio group... Javier. On 6/26/05, Willie McKemie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 08:35:07AM -0500, Willie McKemie wrote: > > I've been messing with Compaq Armadas (73xx, 78xx, 7400, 7800) quite > > some time and haven't been able to get everything to work at one time. > > USB is broken under kernels 2.6.x. PCMCIA tends to not work under > > 2.4.x and in certain cases (new Ubuntu at least) a Debian 2.4.x kernel > > package fails to run X. > > > > So, I'm shopping for slightly more modern, but still modestly priced, > > laptop. Who can comment on Debian on Dell Latitude C600 or similar? > > Compaq EVOs? These are generally available "off lease", sans microsoft > > tax, for ~$350. > > So, I got this C600 thanks to a bit of encouragement here. Very nice, > 1400x1000 display. The new Ubuntu installed with no trouble. > Everything seems to work, even sound. It finally dawned on me that, > with Ubuntu, sound does not work for the root user, but does for a > "normal" user. Anyone know why that is? And how to fix it? > > The combination "eraser head" AND "touch pad" pointer is driving me > crazy; I am always inadvertently touching the touch pad and having the > pointer doing unexpected things. The bios has some pointer options, > but none seem to disable the touch pad while allowing the eraser head. > Anyone else have that problem? And a solution? > > Several times the X pointer has locked up. Pointer can not be moved > and buttons have no effect. Restarting X does not fix it. Rebooting > does. Anyone else have that problem? And a solution? > > Has the spam situation here improved? Or have my spam filters just > improved? > > The "low resource" discussion has been of much interest to me. Thanks > to the posters! > > -- > Willie, ONWARD! Through the fog! > http://counter.li.org Linux registered user #228836 since 1995 > Linux system uptime 363 days 19 hours 09 minutes > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
