John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Chip Rose. wrote:
> > Sound doesn't work at all after re-installing Mandrake6.0 - it worked
> > just fine last week under the same Mandrake6.0, right out of the box.
> > Now I did a full install and it doesn't work, but still works fine in
> > MS-Windows. I'm using KDE, and switching to Gnome/Enlightenment doesn't
> > help (just a stab in the dark..) How could the same distribution, on
> > the same box, re-installed in the same manner, suddenly not work? I
> > never got sound working under Redhat 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0, but it worked
> > right away under Mandrake6.0. Any pointers greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Attempting x11amp gives me the error: "Couldn't open audio!"
> > Attempting kaudioserver from command prompt gives error: "maudio: Cannot
> > open audio device"
> >
> Did you re-run sndconfig? Also, check the permissions on /dev/audio
> and /dev/dsp.
> John
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yes - uh, it works great now.. Thanks!
I had been trying to run sndconfig without being root. I even tried
<which sndconfig>, and it appeared that sndconfig wasn't installed - now
I know that you not only have to be root to run sndconfig, but also to
find the program location using a which command. (heh heh - I need to go
to the "duh" webpage and sign their guestbook!).
I'm listening now to classical guitar in x11amp - strangely, the volume
doesn't go nearly as high as it does in MS-Windows, but at least the
terrible hiss is completely absent using x11amp/linux..
Thanks again!
Chip Rose.
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