Problem with /dev/dsp

[Paul S]

Andrew M said the following on 05/06/2007 05:51 PM:
> Here's what it was on mine:
> 
> andrew at ANDREWSCOMPUTER:~$ /etc/udev$ ls -la /dev/dsp
> bash: /etc/udev$: No such file or directory
> andrew at ANDREWSCOMPUTER:~$ cd /etc/udev
> andrew at ANDREWSCOMPUTER:/etc/udev$ ls -la /dev/dsp
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 2007-05-06 16:58 /dev/dsp
> andrew at ANDREWSCOMPUTER:/etc/udev$ cd /etc/udev
> andrew at ANDREWSCOMPUTER:/etc/udev$ groups
> andrew adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev scanner netdev 
> lpadmin powerdev admin vboxusers
> 
> On 5/6/07, *Paul S* <paulatgm at gmail.com <mailto:paulatgm at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Andrew M said the following on 05/06/2007 05:19 PM:
>      > Hi all,
>      > Feisty user here.  I've got a Creative Soundblaster card and some
>     Labtec
>      > microphone (yes, Labtech.  I didn't know they made mikes either).
>      > Unfortunately, my mike doesn't work with Skype, Audacity, or anything
>      > that requires a mike.  I think it has to do with the fact that
>     /dev/dsp
>      > is owned by root and won't let anyone else read/write.  Whenever
>     I try
>      > to change the permissions, it always reverts.  Same with everything
>      > under /dev/snd/.
>      >
> 
>     Here's what it is on my feisty:
> 
>     paul :/etc/udev$ ls -la /dev/dsp
>     crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 2007-05-06 06:53 /dev/dsp
>     paul :/etc/udev$ groups
>     paul adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip src video plugdev scanner netdev
>     lpadmin powerdev admin
> 
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Looks the same.  Are you sure you don't have it muted?  Did you try 
alsamixer in a terminal and check the mute status?  Sometimes the gui 
kmix might be difficult to interpret.

HTH