I got the sound working on my Dell GX200, which uses an onboard Intel AD1881 AC97 (AC'97) audio device, by reinstalling Debian 3.0 Woody and typing bf24 at the boot: prompt after restarting with the first Debian CD.
At the "install kernel and driver modules" screen (which you can also get to at any time by typing "modconf" at the command line), I made sure that I selected "i810_audio" under driver/sound. This automatically selected "ac97_codec" and "soundcore" as well. In my case, the command "lsmod" did not list any other audio related modules except the above three. That was it--didn't need to change anything else anywhere! And yes, XMMS played both OGG and MP3 files! Maybe there was an easier way to put the 2.4 kernel over my 2.2 kernel... Hope this helps others and spare them looking around for hours I did! Lynn --- David Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 04:33:31PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > > Lynn W. wrote: > > >How do I activate sound so I can play music files in KDE using > XMMS? > > > > > >I did a basic install of Debian 3.0 Woody, and after successfully > > >configuring web server type stuff, decided to see how to get a > desktop > > >environment up and running out of curiosity. So I installed > > >x-window-system, kde, kdm and xmms and receive a sound card error > > >"device /dev/dsp" can't be opened on starting up kde. > > > > Assuming your sound circuits are properly configured, the problem > is > > probably that you're not in the "audio" group. Add yourself to this > > > group with a command like "addgroup lynn audio" as root. Then log > out > > Shouldn't that be > > adduser lynn audio > > ? > > > and log back in and see if the problem is solved. > > > > If not, you may not have the correct module(s) installed (as > suggested > > below). > > > > > > > >(By the way, can XMMS play .ogg by default? MP3?) > > > > Yes (I think; I'm pretty sure; if not, it's easy to add). > > Yes. > > > > > > >lspci says my Dell GX200 has an Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio device. > > > > > >I tried disabling aRTs in KDE's control panel, installing/runnning > > >sndconfig & alsaconf all to no avail. > > > > > >Various Google searches suggest installing modules ac97_codec.o, > sound > > >and soundcore, but I have no idea where to find these or how to > install > > >these (they do not seem to be on the first Debian Woody CD and not > in > > >apt-get). > > > > I hate setting up modems, sound cards, printers ... well, I > generally > > hate setting up hardware. Once set up though, Debian's nice. > > > > > > I believe what you'll want to do is "modprobe via82cxxx_audio". > This may > > be different depending on what kernel version you're using or > whether > > you're using OSS or ALSA. If this works, you'll want to add the > module > > to /etc/modules (or use "modconf" to unload, then load it, which > will > > add the appropriate modules to /etc/modules for you). > > > > -- > > Kent > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > David Jardine > > "Running Debian GNU/Linux and > loving every minute of it." -Sacher M. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
