Updated Sarge yesterday (apt-get update, apt-get upgrage). �Now I cannot get system sounds in Gnome or KDE. �I can get sounds from the TV card, but no system sounds.
Error messages: At KDE startup. Sound server informational message: Error while initializing the sound driver: device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such device) The sound server will continue, using the null output device. But... # ls -l /dev/dsp lrwxrwxrwx �1 root root 9 Oct 11 13:43 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp0 Then... $ artsd ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1155:(snd_pcm_hw_open) open /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p failed: No such device Error while initializing the sound driver: device: default can't be opened for playback (No such device) However... # ls -l /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p crwxrwxrwx �1 root audio 116, 16 Oct 11 13:43 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p Then there is this information: Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.4 emulation code) Kernel: Linux orionsbelt 2.6.8-1-686 #1 Thu Nov 11 13:18:29 EST 2004 i686 Config options:0 Installed drivers: Type 10: ALSA emulation Card config: Brooktree Bt878 at 0xe0800000, irq 5 ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1370 at 0xb800, irq 9 Audio devices: 0: Bt87x Digital 1: ES1370 DAC2/ADC (DUPLEX) Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Midi devices: 1: ES1370 Timers: 7: system timer Mixers: 0: Bt87x 1: Asahi kasei AK4531 And... # lsmod Module � � � � � � � � �Size �Used by snd_seq_oss � � � � � �34656 �0 snd_seq_midi_event � � �7680 �1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq � � � � � � � �53872 �4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event nvidia � � � � � � � 4821108 �12 apm � � � � � � � � � �21100 �1 ipv6 � � � � � � � � �264612 �17 lp � � � � � � � � � � 11176 �0 smbfs � � � � � � � � �69496 �4 snd_ens1370 � � � � � �19780 �1 snd_rawmidi � � � � � �25156 �1 snd_ens1370 snd_seq_device � � � � �8200 �2 snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi gameport � � � � � � � �4704 �1 snd_ens1370 snd_ak4531_codec � � � �7776 �1 snd_ens1370 eepro100 � � � � � � � 30700 �0 e100 � � � � � � � � � 32608 �0 mii � � � � � � � � � � 5120 �2 eepro100,e100 snd_bt87x � � � � � � �14280 �1 snd_pcm_oss � � � � � �55048 �0 snd_mixer_oss � � � � �20096 �1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm � � � � � � � �98728 �3 snd_ens1370,snd_bt87x,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer � � � � � � �25668 �2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd � � � � � � � � � �57156 �16 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_ens1370,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ak4531_codec,snd_bt87x,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer snd_page_alloc � � � � 11752 �3 snd_ens1370,snd_bt87x,snd_pcm tuner � � � � � � � � �20144 �0 tvaudio � � � � � � � �22476 �0 msp3400 � � � � � � � �24084 �0 bttv � � � � � � � � �155276 �1 video_buf � � � � � � �22180 �1 bttv i2c_algo_bit � � � � � �9832 �1 bttv v4l2_common � � � � � � 6144 �1 bttv btcx_risc � � � � � � � 4808 �1 bttv i2c_core � � � � � � � 24176 �5 tuner,tvaudio,msp3400,bttv,i2c_algo_bit videodev � � � � � � � 10016 �2 bttv soundcore � � � � � � �10336 �2 snd,bttv sd_mod � � � � � � � � 21696 �0 usb_storage � � � � � �68832 �0 scsi_mod � � � � � � �125196 �2 sd_mod,usb_storage usblp � � � � � � � � �13088 �0 uhci_hcd � � � � � � � 33136 �0 usbcore � � � � � � � 119012 �5 usb_storage,usblp,uhci_hcd intel_agp � � � � � � �22816 �1 agpgart � � � � � � � �34696 �2 intel_agp pcspkr � � � � � � � � �3592 �0 rtc � � � � � � � � � �12760 �0 tsdev � � � � � � � � � 7392 �0 mousedev � � � � � � � 10476 �2 psmouse � � � � � � � �20360 �0 floppy � � � � � � � � 61200 �0 parport_pc � � � � � � 35392 �1 parport � � � � � � � �41832 �2 lp,parport_pc evdev � � � � � � � � � 9600 �0 nls_iso8859_1 � � � � � 4032 �3 nls_cp437 � � � � � � � 5696 �3 capability � � � � � � �4520 �0 commoncap � � � � � � � 7232 �1 capability ide_cd � � � � � � � � 42656 �0 cdrom � � � � � � � � �40732 �1 ide_cd vfat � � � � � � � � � 14656 �3 fat � � � � � � � � � �46784 �1 vfat ext3 � � � � � � � � �127240 �5 jbd � � � � � � � � � �62616 �1 ext3 mbcache � � � � � � � � 9348 �1 ext3 ide_generic � � � � � � 1408 �0 piix � � � � � � � � � 13440 �1 ide_disk � � � � � � � 19296 �12 ide_core � � � � � � �139940 �5 usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_generic,piix,ide_disk unix � � � � � � � � � 28692 �330 font � � � � � � � � � �8320 �0 vesafb � � � � � � � � �6656 �0 cfbcopyarea � � � � � � 3840 �1 vesafb cfbimgblt � � � � � � � 3040 �1 vesafb cfbfillrect � � � � � � 3776 �1 vesafb What am I missing? Thanks. -- Alvin Smith
