On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 07:45 +0100, Jonathan Stowe wrote: > On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 16:42 -0700, Wallace, Brooke wrote: ... > > brookew z: aplay testpcm1.wav > > ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:1590:(snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf) The field > > ipc_gid > > must be a valid group (create group audio) > > aplay: main:545: audio open error: Invalid argument > >
... > > The device files should have the group 'audio' - so (as root) you should > do: > > # chgrp audio /dev/snd/* > > If this complains that the group doesn't exist already then you will > need to add it with: > > # groupadd audio Sorry, I misread the error. You *will* need to create the 'audio' group as above. /J\ -- This signature kills bloggers ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user