Salman Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>>> "CB" == Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > CB> I'm trying to get a sb128 to work. At startup, whether > CB> compiled in or as a module, I get es1370: version v0.24 time > CB> 19:13:34 Dec 20 1999 es1370: found adapter at io 0xdc00 irq 11 > CB> es1370: features: joystick off, line in, mic impedance 0 > > That looks about right. > > CB> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 6 Dec 20 18:13 /dev/sndstat > CB> > CB> but then, > CB> > CB> # cat /dev/sndstat > CB> > CB> cat: /dev/sndstat: No such device > > that happens on my system too, but why are you trying to do this ?
I'm following the Sound-HOWTO :-( > CB> > CB> The Sound-HOWTO doesn't really have a lot of information to help > CB> here, and I don't really understand how devices work very well. > CB> I'm really at a loss. Can anyone point me towards relevant > CB> documentation? > > I haven't read the Sound-HOWTO so I don't know what steps are mentioned > in there. Well, it's a good thing you didn't--you might have gotten stuck too! > To get the SB PCI128 to work, I compiled in support for the es1370 into > the kernel. Then I added myself (non-root) to the "audio" group, and > that was all. After that, I was able to play Audio CDs and mp3s. O.K. I tried it, and it works. Thanks for pointing out the stuff about the audio group. I would have gotten stuck there next. > The only strange thing I remember having to do was to give "o+r" > permissions to the CDROM device which appears as /dev/hdc so that > non-root users could play Audio CDs. > > Other than that, the SB PCI128 was a breeze to setup (using the kernel > drivers). Many thanks for your help, cbb
