[Tfug] No Sound on SuSE Linux for SB Live

[Leo Przybylski]

Just curious but, what are the permissions on /dev/dsp{1,2,etc..}? 
/dev/dsp is the device for your sound output. If you do not have 
permissions to write to it, you will not hear anything.

-Leo Przybylski
http://foopan.leosandbox.org
http://grow.arizona.edu

Steve Hastings wrote:

>I just installed SuSE Linux on my Pentium 4 system.  I
>have a dual boot with Win ME.  Everything went pretty
>smoothly expcept sound.  
>
>
>I have the SoundBlaster Live Value card.
>
>I run YasT2 to check and change configuration and the
>sound card seems to be configured but I get no sound
>from any application.  I am a Software Engineer  and
>new to Linux although fairly expert in Windows.  I
>have used Unix in the past but not as an
>administrator.  I can't help but think there is some
>subtlety I am missing in the setup.
>
>I have tried going through some manual method
>suggested by the SuSE help but that did not work.
>
>Does anyone have a hint?
>
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