Micha Feigin wrote: > > I have a computer with no sound ( yes it's an old 486 there is still one > of these around :) ). > The thing is that whenever i try to start a gnome program it tries to > search /dev/dsp for a sound card (permision denied), fails, gives me a > message : Sound device inadequate for Esound. Fatal. > and then sometimes it starts but usually segfaults. Anyway around this? > BTW i am using gnomever 1.0.5-3 > BTW2 the full mesage: > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 16bit failed > Trying 44.1Khz, 8bit stereo. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 8bit failed > Trying 22.05Khz, 8bit stereo. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 22.05Khz, stereo, 8bit failed > Trying 44.1Khz, 16bit mono. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 44.1Khz, mono, 8bit failed > Trying 22.05Khz, 8bit mono. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 22.05Khz, mono, 8bit failed > Trying 11.025Khz, 8bit stereo. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 11.025Khz, stereo, 8bit failed > Trying 11.025Khz, 8bit mono. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 11.025Khz, mono, 8bit failed > Trying 8.192Khz, 8bit mono. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Audio device open for 8.192Khz, mono, 8bit failed > Trying 8Khz, 8bit mono. > /dev/dsp: Permission denied > Sound device inadequate for Esound. Fatal. > Segmentation fault > > thanks
Look out for a gnome-nosound (anythink like that) packages i think i've seen somethink out there. dennis -- # Contrary to popular belief, UNIX is a user-friendly Operating System.# # It's just choosey about who its friends are. #
