Sound Error Message

hurricane · 10-10-2003, 11:36 AM

hi all, me again

i resently got rid of red hat because it ran so slow on my lappy it was a joke, gone back to slackware.

when i boot to kde/gnome i get this error message:

"Sound server informational message

error while initilizing sound device

device /dev/dsp cant be opened (no such device)
the sound server will continue, using a null output device"

HELP!!

amos · 10-10-2003, 12:34 PM

What soundcard is on your laptop. I used to get this message before I recompiled my kernel to rid myself of the problem. If its a SiS7012 then searching on this site for 7012 should get you a thread with my details. If its not yhen giving us more details will certainly help.

Cheers

Amos

hurricane · 10-10-2003, 01:38 PM

i found your post and followed the guide on http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/K7s5a-HOWTO-2.html

worked a treat!!! thankyou very much..... now to fix xine to play my dvds.....