Hi Dan, Does sound otherwise work on the system? If not, check to make sure you have rw permissions on your sound devices.
Regards, . Randy -- "If the current stylistic distinctions between open-source and commercial software persist, an open-software revolution could lead to yet another divide between haves and have-nots: those with the skills and connections to make use of free software, and those who must pay high prices for increasingly dated commercial offerings." -- Scientific American, Mar. 99.