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Re: [Sheflug] Sound driver

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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:46:13 +0100
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On Wednesday 18 Sep 2002 7:22 pm, Darrell Blake wrote:
> Are you running slackware? It's a problem I always have when I first
> install slackware and try to log in to kde as a normal user. I think you'll
> find that if you log in as root the sound will play ok. All I did then to
> get it to work for a normal user is "chmod 777 /dev/dsp". Oh and make sure
> you have the correct module loaded too (just in case you didn't know).

On Debian /dev/dsp is mode 660, with group "audio". Adding a user to the 
audio group allows them to use the device.
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References:
- [Sheflug] Sound driver
  - From: Douglas G Mckendrick
- Re: [Sheflug] Sound driver
  - From: Darrell Blake

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