No sound anymore after some changes
Hello guys,
I did some changes to my system. First off all I hadn't any login manager at startup, so I activated it by changing /etc/inittab Then I had the problem, that my user was not listed in /etc/shells. So I modified my /etc/passwd and added /bin/bash/ to my user account. Everything worked except the sound. My xfce4-mixer gave me the error below: Quote:
If I login with my user account, I get the error and don't have any sound I'm always using xfce4 as window manager, but if I login with kde4, I also have sound. Before the systemchanges, I had no problems with my soundsystem. Does someone know how to solve this issue? |
Hi
try add your user name to /etc/group audio:x:17:root,user |
I'm having a bad experience using Pulse Audio because Dropline Gnome install. I got some tips here, then check if your user account is part of the audio group or only root.
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As to editing the '/etc/inittab', that's fine. But you could have just used 'startx' to test things out. Just a few links to aid you to gaining some understanding. Sure some may seem beyond a newbie but you must start somewhere; SlackwareŽ Essentials SlackwareŽ Basics Linux Documentation Project Rute Tutorial & Exposition Linux Command Guide Utimate Linux Newbie Guide LinuxSelfHelp Bash Beginners Guide Bash Reference Manual Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide Linux Home Networking The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just SlackwareŽ links! |
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@onebuck, many thanks for the links. I didn't add my username to /etc/shells, I just added /bin/bash to my user account in /etc/passwd. After that I got some permission problems with some tools, like GStreamer and NetworkManager. I was just aiming to get the login manager work, but it prompted me that my username was not listed in the shells. |
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root@slackware ~> adduser Login name for new user []: user User ID ('UID') [ defaults to next available ]: 500 after that hit enter and change password and when new user complete add it in /etc/group |
I would do the same thing that Rody suggested. If one or two things on the user account are off, there could be more. Best just to add a new user and set all the permissions that way.
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