error message:

Unable to open audio device '/dev/mixer'.
Please check that you have permissions to open '/dev/mixer' and that you have sound support in your kernel.

i recently put this hard drive temporarily in a different comp so red hat must have unconfigured my sound card. does this message imply that I need to re-install the driver? any other suggestions?

also:

Redhat 9 2.4.20-8

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset Host Bridge (MCH) (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 04)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 04)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 04)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 420] (rev a3)
02:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
02:08.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
02:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 0a)
02:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 0a)
02:0a.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
02:0a.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
02:0a.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 02)

SystemSettings-->Sound Card Detection

RO

i am running ximian desktop 2 and there is no sound system settings --> sound card detection program. what is the name of the 'sound card detection' program -- perhaps i can run it from the terminal

i used this program:

/usr/share/redhat-config-soundcard/redhat-config-soundcard

and it worked. thanks RolledOat

No Problem. I had just assumed that you were running KDE or GNOME. I will keep in mind that this is not always the case. Glad it is working.

NOTE: If you are looking for any of the utilities,
ls /usr/bin/redhat*
and it lists them all.

RO.