> The sound has stopped working for regular, non-root users on my > installation of Debian Etch (on a Dell PC with integrated Intel audio > chipset). > > Sound still works for root (or using sudo), but when I try to run an > audio program as an ordinary user (eg mplayer, alsamixer), I get an > error saying, "No such device" or similar. All users are members of the > "audio" group.
ls -l /dev/dsp /dev/audio to check that both of those devices belong to the 'audio' group. strace can probably tell you what's failing. Look for failing open or write calls. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
