On 28 Feb 2002 06:14:04 -0800
"Douglas A. Rist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have this same problem. The sound devices are in /dev/sound but are
> not linked to /dev. I also have problems creating links from /dev/sound
> to /dev. If I get a solution, I will post it here.
>
> On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 05:43, Wei Wang wrote:
> > This is what I found in Soundcard in HardDrake:
> >
> >
> > Vendor: ESS Technology
> >
> > Model: ES1969 Solo-1 Audiodrive
> > This is the
> > Kernel Module: snd-card-es1938
> > Bus Type: PCI
> >
> > And system prompts this when I try to open KMenu->Multimedia->Sound->Audio
> > Mixer:
> >
> > Not able to open audio device.
> > Please check that you have permission to /dev/mixer
> > and make sure you have sound support compiled into your kernel
> >
> > I am root running all these.
> >
> > >From GNome Control Center, I could only see 2 tick box for "Enable
> > Soundserver Startup" and "sounds for events". And they ARE ticked.
> >
> > Doesn't what I see in HardDrake mean the sound support is already compiled
> > into my kernel? And there is no "mixer" in the /dev directory.
Just an idea: change append=" devfs=mount quiet" to " devfs=nomount quiet"
in /etc/lilo.conf for your default boot image. Then run 'lilo'. After a
reboot your system should have devfs disabled.
Douglas, snd-card-es1938 is an ALSA driver, are you also using ALSA? Good luck!
-Frans
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