On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 05:33:09PM +0200, Lex Chive wrote: > There is a catch with the es1370 driver in the kernel: it does not support the > /dev/dsp interface the way the other drivers do (eg you cant use 'cat > myfile.au >/dev/dsp' to produce sound). If saytime try to use something like
I see. That may very well be the reason why saytime doesn't work. In fact this is a minor problem. Saytime is a nice toy to impress someone knowing nothing about computers but other than that, I don't use it much. > that that might be the problem. I had the with ICQJava before I switched to > the ALSA drivers (and before I switched to gnomeicu). Thus you might want to > try the alsa drivers. Thanks. > As for your CD sound problem... afaik you dont even need the sound driver to > get sound from our cd, if you plugged the cd audio cable correctly (but I > suppose windoze players use this to make sound too, so the cable is probably > not the problem). No clue on whats happening there. Did you make sure you That's exactly what I thought. In fact I did see them plug the cable in. > correctly specified the device to use? It starts working with the CD. I can switch tracks etc. I just do not get any music. > I hope you can get things working :) Thanks. Michael P.S.: Please CC me on replies. -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz | Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!
