Why cant I use oss I dont want to install alsa. So I installed mplayer instead and at first I couldnt open /dev/dsp so I switched to root and then I could and sound worked so I switched back and then I could play sound too without being root.
So how did mplayer do it? --- Benjamin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Use ALSA (OSS is old). > > Check if required packages are installed: > > $ dpkg -l | grep alsa > alsa-base > alsa-utils > ... > > execute: > $ sudo alsaconf > > set volume with: > $ alsamixer > > > Alou Dialy wrote: > > What do I need to make the sound work. I just > > installed etch but there is no noise from > /dev/dsp. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
