how to allow ordinary users to use sound ??

omICron · 07-27-2002, 10:40 AM

Ok heres a stooooopid newbie question but how do i allow ordinary users to use sound ?? as in where and on what do i assign the appropriate perms ??

Thanx in advance ?

acid_kewpie · 07-27-2002, 11:00 AM

what sound server are you using? gnome=esd kde=arts also could be alsa (think that does servery stuff as well as drivers) or flat oss or similar. if it's esd or such then it should have a helper app tyo control access to it, eg. esdctl

omICron · 07-27-2002, 11:28 AM

im running gnome , although im not sure which sound server is running ??none of the ones u mention show up in the process list ?

in esdctl there is an unlock option do i run that as root and that will allow non root users to use sound even on a reboot without having to run the command ?

Cheers

Aussie · 07-27-2002, 07:20 PM

Check the permissions on your sound devices in /dev

omICron · 07-27-2002, 09:33 PM

forgive my newbieness but exactly what in /dev shoould i be lookin for ? there are a stack of entries in there and i have no idea which one points to the sound device?

Are there any other methods ? of achieving sound for ordinary users ? su - is a bit of pain just to get freakin sound !

Aussie · 07-27-2002, 09:40 PM

/dev/audio*, /dev/dsp*, /dev/mixer* and /dev/sequencer*

omICron · 07-27-2002, 10:03 PM

worked like a charm !

Cheers

lacrimae · 07-29-2002, 01:18 PM

what does putting a * mean? (Hard to look this up as star is wildcard in searches) Never saw this anywhere...

Aussie · 07-29-2002, 07:26 PM

You use the wildcard entry because there are several of each device, dsp0, dsp1 etc...

Thymox · 07-29-2002, 07:36 PM

Note: This is much easier if you're using devfs for you /dev since you won't get inundated with thousands of entries for devices that don't exists... you'll only get the ones that do (hopefully). Eg: /dev/hd* would normally show all the possible combinations (hdaX hdbX hdcX, etc), whereas with devfs you'll only be given the ones that are actually on your system!

Just thought I'd mention it for ya.

BittaBrotha · 07-30-2002, 03:48 AM

I wonder why I can't get my sound card working? I've tried all these suggestions and others and I still don't get sound coming from the speakers.

Here is the link from my original thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...a&pagenumber=1

acid_kewpie · 07-30-2002, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lacrimae
what does putting a * mean? (Hard to look this up as star is wildcard in searches) Never saw this anywhere...

heh, it IS a wildcard

omICron · 07-30-2002, 07:39 AM

Ok This is Weird but when i set the perms g+rw and o+rw on /dev/audio*, /dev/dsp*, /dev/mixer* and /dev/sequencer* and i take the machine down for reboot the permissions are lost

and i have to reset them.

Theres obvisiously a way to have them set on boot??

THankz in advance