Myth2 works just fine in 6.0, did the /dev permissions get messed up in 6.1?
But wav files also wouldn't play. So I gather it was just the /dev/dsp
device ( /dev/audio was already changed and things still didn't work ) will
try when I get home tonight.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] Audio Device Permissions?
> On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > > Since upgrading to 6.1 last week I can not get music output from my
sound
> > > blaster 16 non-pnp. I've seen this problem mentioned, but was unable
to
> > > find a solution on the list or on deja.
> > >
> > > Root access works fine, so I assume it's a permission problem with
some
> > > audio device. It's croped up playing .wav's or music in myth2, single
sound
> > > effects work. Could the /dev entry be bad?
> > >
> > Sounds like an obvious thing to check. Try checking the
> > permissions on /dev/dsp and various other /dev items
> > related to sound...
> > John
>
> myth2 uses esound, esound requires the user tobe in group audio, how ever
> device permissions shiped requireing users to be members of the audio
> group
>
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