If you have got the correct modules loaded...you'd need to chmod your /dev/dsp and /dev/audio to allow your username write access to the devices.....try chmod 666 on the above devices!
HTH, YMMV Patrick Cheong Information Systems Assurance Measat Broadcast Network Systems e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Sherohman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 1:11 AM > To: robert_wilhelm_land > Cc: debian-user > Subject: Re: a whole bunch of questions > > On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 06:10:01PM +0200, robert_wilhelm_land wrote: > > The error recommends to use "xhost" - but this seems to be a GUI app > > and therefore dies for the same reasons as previously launching emacs. > > How can I help myself, would running xhost fruit in a working GUI when > > changing to su? > > No, xhost isn't a GUI app, but you have to run in as the user you actually > logged in as (mosr specifically, as the user who owns the X session), not > sued to root. By default, root neither has permission to open windows on > your desktop, nor to give himself that permission. > > BTW, if you're going to use xhost (it's not the most secure way of > handling > this, but it is the easiest), use 'xhost localhost', not the name of your > machine. It'll open the door wide enough for anyone on your machine to > put > windows on your desktop, but without allowing any possibility for someone > to > do it over the network. > > > Then, I cannot get my Diamond Sonic Impact 90 to work. gtcd starts, > > accepts the CD, playes the first track but the speakers remain > > quitely. > > Have you turned the volume up? Try gom ('gom -it' on a command line) or > another mixer to see what your volume settings are if you haven't already. > > > Oct 23 16:13:44 MINI kernel: hdd: packet command error: status=0x51 { > > DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > > Oct 23 16:13:44 MINI kernel: hdd: packet command error: error=0x40 > > > Which line could relate to the soundcard? > > None of them are sound-related, but it looks like you've got some definite > problems with your CDROM. > > > ...which states there should be somewhere a sound module, but > > cat /etc/modules.conf|grep -A 4 sound > > returnes no output. > > Did you build your own kernel? If so, did you remember to make modules > and > make modules_install? (Or module_install... I can never remember which > it > is...) > > > Does dselect build up a database for all indexed packages? I cannot > > find wine by running "dpkg -l wine" or "dpkg -l | grep wine" although > > the debian installation routine was fed by all 4 CD's. Neither does > > dpkg seem to support a query routine simular to rpm. > > A database of available packages is maintained by apt. To search it, use > `apt-cache search packagename`. Once you know the name of the package, > you > can get the details on it with `apt-cache show packagename`. > > -- > "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist > "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton > Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ > !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r++ y+ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
