Please keep replies on the list. On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 02:56:58PM +0200, Martin Batermann wrote: > On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:48:47 -0500 > Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 10:34:49AM +0200, Martin > > Batermann wrote: > > > I have a sound driver problem. When I try to start the > > > sound server (via KDE's Preferences -> Sound -> Sound > > > Server), it gives me a message: Error wile > > initializing > > > the sound driver: device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No > > such > > > device). > > > > > > I would appreciate any advice on solving this problem. > > > > Is your sound driver loaded? Use /sbin/lsmod to find out > > what drivers > > are loaded, and if your sound drivers are not loaded, > > find out what > > they are, and modprobe $DRIVER. > > > > /sbin/lsmod gives a list of 10 drivers and the only one > that looks like its got something to do with sound is > "soundcore". The others listed, are r128, apm, nls_cp437, > ntfs, keybdev, usbkbd, input, usb-uhci and usbcore.
soundcore is the only one from that list that has to do with sound. The question is, which sound driver should you load? What is your soundcard? > When you say modprobe $DRIVER, I assume that $DRIVER should > be replaced by the actual driver name (e.g. soundcore). Is > that correct? That is correct. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
