No sound, KDE 3.2, Debian stable (mostly)

[James Richard Tyrer]

Udo Hoerhold wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've installed KDE 3.2 on a Debian stable system (with a few packages from 
> testing and a 2.6.3 kernel), and sound isn't working.  With the default 
> settings for "Sound System" in Control Center, I don't get any message at 
> all, just no sound.  If I specify ALSA as the audio device, and /dev/dsp as 
> the device location, I get the message:
> 
> device: /dev/dsp can't be opened for playback (No such file or directory)

That isn't the correct device for ALSA.  I would suggest not specifying the 
device.

--
JRT
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