This was the problem. Once I added myslef to the audio group I was able to play music no problems. As someone else from the list suggested I'll file a bug report against alsaconf. Thanks.
Richard --- Caleb Shay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me guess. You used alsaconf to configure alsa, > right? I ran into > the same problem. If you edit your alsa config file > (in > /etc/alsa/modutils) you will see the line that > contains the snd_dac_etc > stuff, just delete the whole line and things should > work. > > Caleb > > On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 16:23, Richard Weil wrote: > > Yet another ALSA question ... > > > > Problems are with a maestro-2 (es1968) soundcard > > running on 2.4.18-ac3, ALSA compiled from source > on an > > up-to-date Woody system.[Same problems occurred > with > > other kernels, but I never fixed them.] > > > > In a nutshell, the ALSA modules won't load > > automatically. If I use "insmod" I can insert the > > relevant sound modules one-by-one and ALSA works. > If I > > use "modprobe" I can get all of the sound modules > to > > load _except_ for "snd-card-es1968". I get the > > following error: > > > > lib/modules/2.4.18-ac3/alsa/snd-card-es1968.o: > invalid > > parameter parm_snd_dac_frame_size > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-ac3/alsa/snd-card-es1968.o: > insmod > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-ac3/alsa/snd-card-es1968.o > failed > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-ac3/alsa/snd-card-es1968.o: > insmod > > snd-card-es1968 failed > > > > I think this error is probably whats stopping the > > modules from loading automatically when I start a > > player, like alsaplayer. I've checked in > > /etc/modules.conf and everything looks fine. The > > parameter mentioned as being invalid is fine per > the > > ALSA docs. I also tried it with a few different > values > > and still no dice. > > > > Any ideas? Why would insmod work but not modprobe? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Richard > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > email! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature name=signature.asc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/
