On 16 Aug 2001 15:19:55 -0400, Bob Koss wrote: > >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Heldebrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Michael> Try logging out and logging back in. > > Didn't work. But while I was at the non-X bash prompt, I tried firing > up mpg123 and that gave a better error message. The problem is > /dev/dsp. > > > rskoss is in group audio and /dev/dsp has rw set for group audio.
Hmmmm. What does /proc/modules show? Does /dev/sndstat or /proc/sound give any usefull info? What type of soundcard do you have? Is an esd process running at the moment which will have grabbed the soundcard? --mike
