lspci -v
00:12.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq: Unknown device 5880 (rev 02) Subsystem: Ensoniq: Unknown device 2003 Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 I/O ports at ff00 Capabilities: <available only to root> This would seem to account for the fact that sound is not working as a normal user and yes I am in the audio group. Alas mpg123 as root does not work either (on potato). Permissions: wtautz:3>la /dev/dsp crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Feb 25 15:14 /dev/dsp wtautz:4>la /dev/audio crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 4 Feb 25 15:14 /dev/audio