>> Have you tried the main volume (there's an option about this in the xmms >> OSS output plugin preferences) and speakers mixers (in case you're using >> the internal speakers)? > >Well, considering he said that no mixer app will even start up, that gives >me the impression that mixer control isn't working on Screamer (or at >least not with Screamer on the G4 PowerBook)...
That could well be wrong permissions on /dev/mixer and /dev/dsp Ben.