On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Aymeric Mansoux <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ichabod said : > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Aymeric Mansoux <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Ichabod said : > > > Hi, I was running the pure:dyne live CD on a 9-year-old laptop. It > works > > > pretty great, except there's no sound (and I know the laptop has > sound). > > So I > > > read the FAQ and typed alsamixer in the terminal. I get this > error: > > > > > > > > > alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such > file or > > > directory > > > > > > > > > What can I do to fix this? Thanks! > > > > do you have a file called /dev/dsp ? > > If yes, can you open a terminal and type the following: > > > > sudo su > > cat /dev/mem > /dev/dsp > > > > if it makes no sound, or if you don't have this file, let us know. > > > > > > Thanks. When I try that it tells me "cat: write error: No space left on > > device"... > > mmm that's because the file did not exist... > > can you try to run alsaconf as root and see if it detects any cards? > > a. > Yeah, it detects: ymfpci Yamaha Corporation YMF-744B [DS-1S Audio Controller] (rev 02) legacy Probe legacy ISA (non-PnP) chips When I select <OK> for the first one it does all the configuration stuff and tells me ALSA is ready to use, but I still get no sound, and programs like Audacity, Pd, and the GNOME ALSA Mixer don't show any available devices. --Stefan
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