"Paul W. Abrahams" wrote:
OK, I've gotten the sound modules (sound, es1370) to load (via modprobe). I've verified it with lsmod. But how do I actually turn on the sound? I know that there's an extra step here, because if I type `soundon', the OSS utility does turn on the sound after issuing several dire error messages. Before I type `soundon', there's no sound; after I type it, there's sound.
So is there a non-OSS utility that performs the function of `soundon' without complaining?
Use the ALSA drivers. Install is and run 'alsaconf' it should detect your sound card and add the necessary entries to modules.conf. Not the the es1370 does not use the /dev/sndstat device file, so you'll not get any output out of it. Your best bet is to play a sound file directly to the /dev/dsp device. Find a .au file ( locate .au ) and 'cat some_file.au > /dev/dsp'. Rafael -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/