Trouble with Sound Card

[sledge_hmr]

I am running Slackware 8.0 and have changed my /etc/rc.d/rc.modules file so that it loads the es1370.o module for my SoundBlaster PCI128 card. The boot messages show that the card is detected and that it is loaded, but I am still having trouble hearing any sounds in KDE 2.1.1. In particular, I can't get Real Player 8 to work. I keep getting an error about the device being used by another program. Any advice?

[godot]

what are the permissions for /dev/dsp ?

[sledge_hmr]

crw-rw---- 1 root sys 14, 3 Jul 18 1994 /dev/dsp

[sledge_hmr]

Please Help. Using a computer without any sound is no fun.

[Nalle]

Seems to me that you're allmost there *smile*

All that is missing is to get your users in to the 'sys' group.

With KDE user manager:

You started X as root.

Once you've started the user manager you find the 'sys' group.
DuobleClick on it to get properties.
Add the users.
Save and close.


By editing /etc/group:

As root, use your prefered editor, editing /etc/group.

Then edit the line starting with 'sys:' to look something like this:

sys::3:root,bin,adm,nalle,tiril

'nalle' is me, and tiril is my wife. We are the only two users on my system that actually are sitting by the machine. I've got ADSL and a few of my friends have shell accounts on my machine. There's no point in having them there, as they wouldn't hear the sounds, but I might, in my living room (hehe).

Every user in the 'sys' group can access the sound devices (/dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/audio and a few more).

[ 14 July 2001: Message edited by: Nalle ]