Brad wrote: > > Using group audio is a better solution, IMHO. > > _______________________________________________ > > Please explain. > > If you use the group audio, only those users would be able to spy on you. > Presumably you'd only add trusted users to the group. > > True, it doesn't make a difference for a single-user system setup. ------------------------------------------- This is a single user system, but I want to investigate this security hole so any advice is appreciated, including exactly what to do to avoid it. I have read all the Debian docs about sound setup etc., but this is my first attempt to get it working. I want to add sound to my web site, and I need the tools to make it work.
> > _____________________________________________________ > > The sound works fine now but the applications that use the sound system > > do not work either as commands from xterm or as clicks on the menu. The > > CD Players all work, the mixers,and some midi. Synaesthesia does not and > > some others. I mean they do not even open a term or window. > > Thanks for the assist. > > Synaesthesia from the menu won't bring up a window unless you have a CD in > the drive. Is there one? Is the proper cdrom device configured in > ~/.synaesthesia? > > - From an xterm, how are you invoking synaesthesia? > > Please post the command lines and any output, and the results of 'ls -l > /dev/dsp* /dev/audio* /dev/mixer*'. Check ~/.xsession-errors for output > from menu-run commands. Saying "The command 'mpg123 /mp3/file.mp3' gives > an error message 'Can't open /dev/dsp!'" is more helpful than just "Sound > doesn't work!". ---------------------------------------------- At this point simply nothing, no windows, no error messages, NADA. > > i'd have to guess from your description that you're not giving the > programs the proper command lines or you don't have the proper > permissions set, since sound _is_ working. ------------------------------------------------------ The real problem is that I'm so new to sound applications that I do not even know how/what questions to ask.... Sorry. Thanks for the help. I need to read/reread the docs on some of the individual applications. They may not be configured correctly. -- John Foster AdVance-Computing Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 19460173