On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:06:48 -0500 Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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? > The soundcard appears to be an ESS Maestro PCI Audio. I should add here that my machine is a Dell Latitude C600 laptop, dual booting Win2K and Debian and the soundcard info above is what is reported by the Windows Device Manager.
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