On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:11:24 -0400, Jim Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Alvin Oga wrote: > > >hi ya jim > > > >On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Jim Lynch wrote: > > > > > > > >>I've been completely unable to get sound to work with Debian and any > >>sound card, ever and I've been running Debian for years. My last > >>attempt was the testing distro and 2.6.8 on a box with the via 82xxx > >>card build into the MB. I fiinally got it to actually install so the > >>/dev/dsp device was recognized and the alsa mixer must think there is > >>something there because it lets me adjust the gain, but no noise from > >>anything. Dumping wave files to /dev/dsp or /dev/audio doesn't even > >>work. > >> > >> > > > >you cannot just "dump" sound files to random devices > > > > > Well you used to be able to cat .wav files to /dev/dsp or /dev/audio, > but I don't remember which format went to which device. That was one of > the debugging techniques we used to use. >
If you just cat something to it you'll get something. Usually just random noise. greets, Wim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
