Jim, Did you try what I says? that may be the missing link in what you are looking for as I had similair problems (not exact).
Cheers, Tam. On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 15:42:21 -0500, MillTek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > MillTek wrote: > > > Jeff Elkins wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:31:38 -0500, MillTek wrote > >> > >> > >>> Kent West wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> MillTek wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> As a Linux noob, I have tried many many googling sessions to get > >>>>> sound working on the Sarge 2.6.6 installation I have. My machine > >>>>> has an Abit NF7-M motherboard with and NForce2 chipset. I tried > >>>>> the Music player in the KDE menu (rhythmbox) and when I do I get > >>>>> the following message; > >>>>> > >>>>> osscommon: Unable to open /dev/dsp (in use ?) > >>>>> > >>>>> Doers anyone have any idea exactly what steps I should follow to > >>>>> get it wotking? I do know that the machine will work in 2.6.5 as > >>>>> I tried it under Knoppix and it was OK. > >>>>> > >>>>> I would greatly appreciate some help. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> Jim > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> My guess is that the sound module is not being loaded. Try running > >>>> "modconf" and selecting the correct module for your sound chipset. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> Kent, > >>> I loaded and ran modconf. There are a number of sound drivers being > >>> loaded. What else can I try? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Jim > >>> > >> > >> > >> I wonder if it's a permission issue. When root can you play a sound > >> from the > >> command line? Try 'play something.wav' as root. You may need to > >> apt-get > >> install sox. > >> > >> Jeff > >> > >> > >> > >> > > OK, > > I installed alsa-oss. Used the KDE control center to switch to using > > ALSA and tried playing an mp3. It made sound for about 1 second and > > stopped, however the timer kept going as if it was playing. Had a > > power failure so had to reboot. Now I get an Informational artsmessage; > > Error while initializing the sound driver > > device: default can't be opened for playback (no such file or > > directory) The sound server will continue using the null output device. > > > > > > We're nearly there!! > > > > Jim > > > > > > > I found these enreies in my syslog - if this helps. The system does > seem to find the sound chips. > > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: handlers: > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: [__crc_set_user_nice+1036933/6470000] > (i810_interrupt+0x0/0x67 [i810_audio]) > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: Disabling IRQ #20 > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: i810_audio: Audio Controller supports > 6 channels. > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: i810_audio: Defaulting to base 2 > channel mode. > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: i810_audio: Resetting connection 0 > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: > ALG32 (ALC650) > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: i810_audio: AC'97 codec 0, new EID > value = 0x05c7 > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: i810_audio: AC'97 codec 0, DAC map > configured, total channels = 6 > Jun 19 14:13:21 localhost kernel: i810_audio: setting clocking to 48648 > > > > > Jim > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
