Sound problem

[Ted McDonald]

This didn't work for me. =20

On Tuesday 13 May 2003 03:27, Rick Sheridan wrote:
> This should work.  I am assuming from the posts that you are running KD=
E.
> Open a terminal console, at the prompt enter "lsmod".  This will list a=
ll
> the loaded modules.  You should see a couple or three lines referencing
> "sound":
> dmasound_pmac
> dmasound_core
> soundcore
>
> If you do not see these lines, then do the following:
>
> In the terminal console enter "modprobe dmasound_pmac".
>
> You should simply return to a prompt.  Now re-enter "lsmod" and you sho=
uld
> see the lines listed above.
>
> Now open the 'Sound Server' Control Panel and reset the Sound Quality t=
o
> 'Auto'.  'Apply' the change and 'Test' the Sound Server.  All should be
> well.
>
> Now navigate to the directory '/etc/rc.d'.  Open the file 'rc.local' in=
 a
> text editor (any one will do, just be sure to save the file as plain te=
xt),
> and add the following line:
>
> modprobe dmasound_pmac
>
> Save the file, and your sound should work when you reboot.
>
> If you get the same errors in your user account, log in as 'root', then
> edit your user account adding the account to the 'sys' group.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Rick
>
> At about 7:47 AM +1000 on 5/13/03, Nils Crompton wrote:
> >On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 08:53 PM, Paolo G. Cordone wrote:
> >>I have a question regarding YDL 3.0
> >>When I log in as my ordinary user account, the sound driver for
> >>some reason does not load, so I get no startup up sound effects,
> >>nor anything once I am in.
> >>If I log in as root, everything works as expected. I don't recall
> >>changing any settings after creating the ordinary user account.
> >>Where should I look, in order to find what is going on?
> >
> >OK here is a quick fix.  Go into the control center and navigate to
> >sound.  Change the quality from Auto to 8 bit then log out log in.
> >Sound will work but be low-qual so change it to 16 bit and log out
> >log in.  Should be ok.
>
> Same type of thing ... I get:
>
> Error while initializing sound driver.
>
> device /dev/dsp cant  be opened (No such device)
>
> The wound server will continue, using the null output device.
>
>
> However I get the same message logging in as root and changing
> quality from Auto  to 8 Logout/in and then 16 Logout/in does not
> change the error.
>
> -ms