Re: [gentoo-server] Sound on a laptop

[Matt Steven <matt@geniusweb.com>]

Looks like you are using alsa.  It doesn't make a /dev/dsp by default...

I don't see snd-mixer-oss or snd-pcm-oss in your modules so it looks like you 
don't have the "oss" keyword in your USE settings.  You should add that, 
re-emerge alsa-driver and I think you'll be in good shape for oss emulation 
if that's what you prefer to use.

On the other subject, you're right  this probably isn't the right forum for a 
sound issue.  See the website for a list of other more appropriate lists, or 
forums.gentoo.org.

Good luck,
~Matt

On Wednesday 25 February 2004 04:38 am, Collin Starkweather wrote:
> Dunno if this is the right forum ... but here goes anyway ....
>
> I've installed Gentoo on a couple of servers so far and decided to make
> the leap and put it on my laptop, a Dell Inspiron 4150.  I didn't even
> play it safe by making it dual-boot and I've been blown away by how
> smoothly everything is going.  Except that I can't seem to get sound to
> work.
>
> The culprit seems to be
>
>   freak linux # ls -L -l /dev/dsp*
>   ls: /dev/dsp*: No such file or directory
>
> but I don't know what to do about it.
>
> The contents of /proc/pci and lsmod are included below my sig in case
> that's helpful.  I used genkernel to configure and build the kernel and,
> according to my untrained eye, appropriate modules seem to be loaded.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Collin

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