On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 10:28:32PM -0700, rob bains wrote:
| dman wrote:
| >On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 09:08:00PM -0700, rob bains wrote:
| >| Hi,
| >|
| >| I'm using woody. I installed ac97_codec using modconf, but sound still
| >| doesn't work in gnome apps like xmms. It gives an error message..
| >|
| >| Couldn't open audio
| >| Please check that:
| >| 1. You have the correct output plugin selected
| >| 2. No other programs is blocking the soundcard
| >| 3. Your soundcard is configured properly
| >|
| >| I selected enable sound server startup in the gnome control centre,
| >| and rebooted, but it won't play anything.
| >
| >Exactly. You start 'esd' which opens the sound device (usually
| >/dev/dsp). Then you start xmms which also tries to open the sound
| >device, but can't because esd has it. You need to configure xmms to
| >use the 'esound' output plugin instead of the 'oss' one.
|
| O.k. I made xmms use esound output plugin, still doesn't work.
Does sound work at all? When esd starts up you should hear a sound.
If you don't run esd, can you
cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp
? If you turn up the volume on your speakers you should hear static.
-D
--
Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
