Hello: I have this same problem. The sound devices are in /dev/sound but are not linked to /dev. I also have problems creating links from /dev/sound to /dev. If I get a solution, I will post it here.
On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 05:43, Wei Wang wrote: > This is what I found in Soundcard in HardDrake: > > > Vendor: ESS Technology > > Model: ES1969 Solo-1 Audiodrive > This is the > Kernel Module: snd-card-es1938 > Bus Type: PCI > > And system prompts this when I try to open KMenu->Multimedia->Sound->Audio > Mixer: > > Not able to open audio device. > Please check that you have permission to /dev/mixer > and make sure you have sound support compiled into your kernel > > I am root running all these. > > >From GNome Control Center, I could only see 2 tick box for "Enable > Soundserver Startup" and "sounds for events". And they ARE ticked. > > Doesn't what I see in HardDrake mean the sound support is already compiled > into my kernel? And there is no "mixer" in the /dev directory.
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