I have the same problem. I updated the kernel to 2.4.2 and the sound became partly disabled. According to dmesg the kernel finds and sets the soundcard correctly (I have ESS1868), I can play soundfiles by sending them to either /dev/audio or /dev/dsp, using cat (this I can do both as root and normal user). I can use xmms only as root, esd complains like this (also when run by root):
audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 16bit failed Trying 44.1Khz, 8bit stereo. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 8bit failed Trying 22.05Khz, 8bit stereo. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 22.05Khz, stereo, 8bit failed Trying 44.1Khz, 16bit mono. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 44.1Khz, mono, 8bit failed Trying 22.05Khz, 8bit mono. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 22.05Khz, mono, 8bit failed Trying 11.025Khz, 8bit stereo. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 11.025Khz, stereo, 8bit failed Trying 11.025Khz, 8bit mono. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 11.025Khz, mono, 8bit failed Trying 8.192Khz, 8bit mono. audio_alsa: no cards found!Audio device open for 8.192Khz, mono, 8bit failed Trying 8Khz, 8bit mono. audio_alsa: no cards found!Sound device inadequate for Esound. Fatal. gmix and other gnome-programs also complain. I have been wondering if the fact that I've got alsa-base installed has something to do with this (it was already installed when I updated the kernel). The error messages esd spews out certainly points to that. Anyone have further suggestions? regards, Gudmundur On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 09:31:01PM +0100, Philipp Bliedung wrote: > Matthew Bryant Baxa wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 07:16:09PM +0100, Philipp Bliedung wrote: > > > > > I used gom as the mixer. When I booted the 2.4.2 kernel (witeh the > same > > > /etc/modules) and tried to play a song I got this: > > > "Cannot open audio device. Please make sure that the audio device is > > > > properly configured." > > > > > > And when I try to use gom I get this: > > > > > > gom ERROR: Can't open mixer device special file "/dev/mixer": No > such > > > gom: device. Error help: if loading a mixer special file leads to > "No > > > such > > > gom: device", then you most likely do have the kernel sound driver > > > gom: not or incorrectly installed. "Permission denied" means you > > > gom: need permissions by the local admin in the first place. > > > gom: > > > gom: Current channel information > > > gom: --------------------------- > > > gom: > > > gom: No Name Rec Volumes Vol-0 Vol-1 Locked > > > gom: 0.vol -1 -1 -1 -1 1 > > > .... > > > But there is a file named /dev/mixer !!!! > > > .... > > > crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 0 Jul 5 2000 mixer > > I used to have this problem until I finally remembered that as > a user I didnt have permission > to use the mixer device. Try adding yourself to the audio group. > > I'm already a member of the audio group ! Otherwise I wouldn't be able > to play music using the 2.2.17 > kernel. > Even root gets an error trying to run gom. > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
