On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 04:55:45PM +0530, Dr. Jayaprakash J. wrote: > > [snip] > The sample sound file was played. When I send some other .wav > file to /dev/audio using 'cat' command it plays too. >
Is this as root, or as an user ? If it plays as root but not as an user you may like to check the permissions for /dev/audio & /dev/dsp. They should be set to 666. > > But when I insert a audio CD the Gnome CD player shows up and > the time counter starts, but without any sound. > This problem can come if the direct audio cable is not connected (play through windows and check). > > Same is the case with XMMS. The open command in both the app- > lications show tracks with duration of tracks in the /mnt/ > cdrom folder. In XMMS the plug-in for audio CDs is enabled. > Suggestions? > This seems more like a permission related problem ... or some setup related problem. Can you play through console utilities like cdplay or work- bone as an user ? > > Another question, Is there any way of playing .wma (Windows > media player-ripped) sound files in Linux ? AFAIK, NO. Microsoft RIFF/WAV are supported. If you have "sox" installed, man sox will give you the types of audio files that may be possible to play through Linux. Just my 2p. Bish -- : ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]####################### Sub : Synchronising time with net time servers LOST #240 To synchronise the time on your system with Time Servers on the net (e.g. time.nuri.net, time.hmt.org), Do : #rdate -s some.time.server;/usr/sbin/setclock ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>########################################## : ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
