I'm trying to get sound working on my Woody computer. I have some confidence that the hardware is correctly installed because the computer plays the ogg vorbis files that are provided with Knoppix, but only with the software on the Knoppix demo disk.
I have installed xmms debian package and copied the music files from the Knoppix CD for testing. When I run xmms I get an error message in a Gnome alert box, as follows: <begin> Couldn't open audio Please check that: 1. You have the correct output plugin selected. 2. No other program is blocking the sound card. 3. Your soundcard is configured properly. <end> I have difficulty with each of the three suggestions. 1. I can't find any info on selecting output plugin. And I can't find info on the xmms config file that was installed by the package. The config file at ~/.xmms/config contains the line: output_plugin=/usr/lib/xmms/Output/libesdout.so This seems to be an output plugin selection. And there is, indeed, a file at that path. But I have no idea how to decide if this is the correct plugin? My sound card uses CM8738. My kernel modules include cmpci, which is the module loaded by Knoppix. But maybe Woody needs a different module (??). 2. How do I determine that no other program is blocking the sound card? I have no programs that I know of, but ignorance is not bliss here. 3. I have no card configuration software. Since the card has only worked quite recently, when I tried to use Knoppix, did Knoppix configure it? Is there some software that I can use to test sound card for proper configuration? Bigger question: I'm trying to get sound working using xmms because that is what is used by Knoppix and it worked there, but is there a better choise for use in Woody? Thanks for any answers, comments, suggestions. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
