open a terminal.
change to su ( root ).
sndconfig at the prompt.
Gl.. Make sure you upgrade sox.
BTW, you epsiode sounds very like my own.
If you run Gnome, don't use gmix ( the audio mixer ).
It kills things.
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: Toby Sheets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] 4 persistent problems
> where from?
>
> "Alan N." wrote:
> >
> > >> 2. Sound: Run sndconfig at the prompt. Select your sound card.
> > If that
> > >> doesn't work, try some of the other choices. I have an ALS and got
> > the
> > >> Soundblaster to work for it.
> > >
> > >I ran sndcnfig and when it does the sample test I get this error
> > >message:
> > >
> > >"The following error occurred playing the sample:
> > >
> > >sox:Known effects: avg band chorus copy cut deemph echop
> > >echoes flanger highp lowp map mask phaser pick polyphase
> > >rate resample revern reverse split stat vibro
> > >sox: Effect 'dev/dsp' is unknown"
> > >
> >
> > Yep, same thing for me. Dload the sox upgrade.
> > This will fix the /dev/dsp is unknown.
> >
> > This might fix it, might not. Write back if it doesn't. Same symptoms
> > exactly I had.
> >
> > Alan
>
