[CS-FSLUG] No system sounds after update

Alvin Smith email at alvinsmith.com
Thu Nov 18 21:14:17 CST 2004


On Thursday 18 November 2004 09:50 pm, David Aikema wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:57:14 -0500, Alvin Smith <email at alvinsmith.com> 
wrote:
> > device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such device)
> > The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
> >
> > But...
> > # ls -l /dev/dsp
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 9 Oct 11 13:43 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp0
> >
> > However...
> > # ls -l /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> > crwxrwxrwx  1 root audio 116, 16 Oct 11 13:43 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
>
> Taking a look at these two, perhaps you need to change permissions on
> /dev/dsp 

What should the permissions be?  /dev/dsp and /dev/dsp0 are world rwx.

> (I can't recall offhand if permissions have any effect on 
> symbolic links)?  In addition, have you verified that /dev/dsp0
> exists, and is writable by group audio?
>
> David

$ ls -l /dev/dsp0
crwxrwxrwx  1 root audio 14, 3 Oct 11 13:43 /dev/dsp0




-- 
Alvin Smith




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