On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 07:37:19PM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote:
> Thus spake Marcelo Chiapparini:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've just installed potato 2.2r4 in a new system. After installed the gnome
> > stuff (task-gnome-desktop) and after created a /etc/X11/XF86Config file
> > with
> > anXious, I can't load the gnome desktop. I get:
> >
> > ~$ gnome-session
> > /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> >
> > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> > SESSION_MANAGER=local/nostromo:/tmp/.ICE-unix/183,tcp/nostromo:1025
> > /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> >
> > Gt-_WARNING **: cannot open display
> >
> >
> > if I run gnome-session as root I get the same message, changing "Permission
> > denied" by "No such device". But the /dev/dsp device already exists!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
kernel module not loaded so no device.
permission denied is because user need to be in group audio or have
/dev/dsp world readable/writable but the first solution is better soln.
- Adam
