there is no sound all of a sudden, mandrak 10

coolwater · 11-27-2004, 09:45 PM

hi,
just installed mandrake 10 couple of days back and i could hear the sound from the speakers. now nothing comes out. checked the system configuration and when i clicked the test sound and test midi button i get the information error dialog box error, saying

cannot find /dev/dsp , no such file or directory.

didnt delete anything at all , just trying to figure out how to mount my dvd which does make lots of changes to the fstab file.

cya

PsychosisNode · 11-29-2004, 02:23 PM

Check the output of the lsmod command to see if the kernel modules for your soundcard are loaded.

If not, you can first try using the Mandrake control center - goto System > configure your computer > hardware > hardware then select your soundcard. Then press the "run config tool" button.

If that doesn't work then you can manually enter the required modules into /etc/modprobe.preload, one module per line. All modules listed in this file are loaded automatically on startup.

Hope this helps!