+++ Andrey Vul [gentoo-user] [Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 01:01:39PM -0400]: > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Andrew MacKenzie wrote: > > I have tried without this asound.conf and see the same issue. > Try using alsaconf as root. alsaconf ran fine. I stopped 'alsa' (and noted that all snd modules were unloaded), ran alsaconf, and noted that modules were now loaded. Still can't get sound via /dev/dsp. It's my understanding that snd_pcm_oss should be the one that handles /dev/dsp. The following 'snd' related modules are loaded: # lsmod |grep snd snd_pcm_oss 41824 0 snd_mixer_oss 16640 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_intel8x0 34024 0 snd_ac97_codec 117784 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm 87256 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec snd_page_alloc 9424 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm ac97_bus 2240 1 snd_ac97_codec My kernel is 2.6.26-gentoo-r1. But I tried another couple from 2.6.24 and didn't have success there either. I wonder whether it's a user-land lib issue? Installed: alsa-lib 1.0.16 alsa-oss 1.0.15 alsa-tools 1.0.16 alsa-utils 1.0.16 -- // Andrew MacKenzie | http://www.edespot.com // GPG public key: http://www.edespot.com/~amackenz/public.key // There is an old time toast which is golden for its beauty. // "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend." // -- Mark Twain