Ok....so you can start aRts using 2 ways:
1. On the console, type
artsd -help
This will show you a list of options that you can use with this command.
The option that looks good for you is
artsd -a <audioiomethod>
( The -a option specifies what sound system you want to use with aRts...like OSS, or ALSA..etc)
However, check what other options are relavent in your case from the list. that appears in help
2. You can enable aRts to start at the time of system startup too.
go to Preferences - > Sound
and check the box before
"Enable sound server startup"
The second step is valid only for RedHat 9.....In Mandrake, you can check this box from the "Control Center"
However, I would like to tell you something more....
I dont think you need aRts....If there is no sound....then you need to do the following things:
(a) First load the module for your sound card with the command
modprobe <your-sound-card-model-name>
example modprobe opl3sa2
(I have the yamaha Opl3 sa3 sound card)
(b) now give the command
sndconfig
Configure the DMA settings and IRQ for your sound card with this command. If you dont know the DMA and IRQ settings, check the settings in MS Windows....if you have a dual boot.....
In windows you will find these settings as follows:
Right Click My Computer -> Propeties -> Device Manager -> Sound, Video and Game Controllers -> Select your sound card model and click the 'Properties' button. That will display the DMA and IRQ settings for your soundcard.
It will then play a test sound....which you should be able to hear, provided, the sound module is loaded in memory.
If the above 2 steps work for you, then you need to place the " modprobe <your-sound-card-model-name> " command in the file
/etc/modules.conf script to initialize sound at startup.
Regards,
amit
