Tried it, it comes up through the console but not on the menu, but when it
does, it wont play anything..... and gives no errors....
dave
On Fri, 02 Jun 2000,
you wrote: > Riyad Kalla wrote:
>
> > If you open a console window, and type "xmms" and run it, what does it
> > complain about?
>
> It doesn't complain. :(( Also, no messages in /var/log/messages. Just all of
> the songs in my playlist go by really fast, and nothing plays.
>
> > What is the error? Does XMMS even load up? Or not even load? Do you have
> > read access to the sound files you are trying to play?
>
> XMMS loads and looks really pretty. But it only plays if I'm root when I run
> it. It won't even play if I set the binary suid root (really wierd). Other
> sound applications work fine when run as me. (ie: the `play` script works,
> The SLab multitrack recorder even works when run as me, but not full duplex
> since I'm still running OSS/Free. But XMMS only works as root. :(
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
>
> Best,
>
> Dave Orme
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David J.
> > Orme
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 10:47 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [Cooker] XMMS w/ Cooker
> >
> > Running XMMS in cooker worked fine right after I installed it. Now (1
> > day later), it only works if I run it as root. I presume that the
> > security scripts changed the permissions of something but since I didn't
> > have postfix running, I have no idea what the might have changed. I'd
> > really like to be able to do sound without needing to be root and would
> > appreciate knowing what might have changed.
> >
> > Ironically, I can still use `play soundfile.au` as a normal user and
> > this still works. XMMS just doesn't work.
> >
> > I installed as "high" security.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > Dave Orme
>
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