[linux-help] Re: sound problems

[glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On 28 Feb, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2000 at 02:17:39PM +0000, Justin Hamm wrote:
>> 
>> When i log in as root, I can play mp3's, all sounds work, everything related
>> with sound works great.  I log in as a normal user, i can only play wavs.  
>> Is there
>> something with my permissions not set correctly?
> 
> Permissions sound like the culprit (bad pun!).  The program that plays
> your wave files probably uses /dev/audio while the mp3 player may be
> using /dev/dsp.  Make sure the permissions and the owner and group
> of both devices match.
> 
> In Debian the best way I've found to handle this is leave the permissions
> on these devices alone and use the usermod command to add my normal
> user name as a member of the audio group.  I also used that trick to
> give myself access for ppp without mucking up the permissions on the
> ttyS1 device and the ppp start scripts.

or, if you put the correct info in your /etc/conf.modules or
/etc/modules.conf, it will correct this problem for you...  read the
documentation that comes with ALSA & use the alsaconf script to make it
easy! : ^ )

jesse

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