Bob Sanders wrote: > On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:25:20 -0300 > Daniel da Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>rc.conf to use xdm and everything works ok, but I have no sound, I >>tried command-line and X apps, and none has access to the alsa, oss or >>esound drivers. > > It's probably pam. Look as /dev/mixer, /dev/dsp, and the contents of > /dev/sound and /dev/snd. Who is the group owner? If it's root, > then the login isn't getting the permission through pam set correctly. > > Look through the forums, and there are some threads about editing > pam permissions.
If it's ownership-related, I had a similar problem, solved it by adding myself to the "audio" group, and changing the <sound> entry in /etc/security/console.perms so that it reads: <console> 0660 <sound> 0660 root.audio (notice the 0660, default is 0600). raf -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
