[Sussex] Debian install - No sound

[Gavin Stevens]

Hi John,

When installed Debian 2.2 I was given the option of adding a soundcard 
driver during the initial installation. I'm not sure, but I think it got 
added to the kernel. It is chosen based on the chipset of the soundcard (my 
SB16 has an ES1371 chip, for example). With this installed, I can play CDs, 
mp3 files & stream files over the web. I haven't worked MIDI out yet with 
this setup, but once I upgrade to Woody, I shall install ALSA.

I checked & I have /dev/dsp. I am guessing here, but maybe you need to try 
"insmod something-or-other" to add a soundcard driver. (My apologies to 
people who really know what to do here, but I'm learning as I go.)

Assuming any of this rambling is of use to you, you will need to alter user 
permissions so that you don't have to be root every time you want to play a 
CD.

I hope that this is more of a help than a hindrance.

Gavin.


On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:56:11 +0100, John D. <big-john at dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know where or what I need to look at to try and get sound out 
> of my debian install?
>
> So far, the only hint I've had is that when logged into root, I get a 
> error message that says "/dev/dsp no such file or directory".
>
> I have done some digging around and tried a few "hit or miss" things, but 
> nothing has come of them, and I haven't got a clue what to try next.
>
> regards
>
> John
>
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