----- Original Message ----- From: "stan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:51 AM Subject: Re: Sound works, but not for Gnome
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 07:22:16PM +0800, Crispin Wellington wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 08:04, stan wrote: > > > I have a woody machine with sound working for things like mp4blaster, > > > xwatv, etc. > > > > > > However, even though I have "use sound" check in Gonems configuratior, I'm > > > not geting it's sounds. > > > > > > Sugestiosn > > > > Try starting esound as a daemon process. Make sure nothing is using the > > sound device and then as root go > > > > esd & > > > > Thanks. > > A quick ps reveals that esd is already runing: > > stan 17623 1 0 Mar17 ? 00:00:00 esd -nobeeps > > "stan" is the user that I'm loged intot a gnome session as. > And here isa line form /etc/group > > audio:x:29:stan,sandi > hi stan, Try killing that one and just reloading esd no parameters- it should play a little intro - if it doesn't - you know esd cant access something. I have esd set to suid root (maybe unsafe - dont care since only I use the machine) HTH, Shri ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shri Shrikumar U R Byte Solutions I.T. Consultant 23 McDonald Road Tel: (0131) 558 9990 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Edinburgh EH7 4LX Web: www.urbyte.com
