Marty wrote: > What is the output of "ls /dev/dsp*"?
Nothing! But I have some devices that look like sound: $ ls -l /dev/ds* ls: /dev/ds*: No such file or directory $ ls -l /dev/snd* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 2005-05-16 12:04 /dev/sndstat -> /proc/asound/oss/sndstat /dev/snd: total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 0 2005-05-16 16:31 controlC0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2005-05-16 16:31 timer > You should see one or more devices > listed, depending on how many other sounds devices are in your system. > You can cat .wav files into a device file as a test, but beware that > the output may be highly distorted so turn down your volume control. $ cat test.wav >/dev/sndstat bash: /dev/sndstat: Permission denied $ cat test.wav >/dev/snd/controlC0 bash: /dev/snd/controlC0: No such device $ cat test.wav >/dev/snd/timer cat: write error: Invalid argument -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]