Problem with /dev/dsp

[Andrew M]

I don't think it's muted.  How can I tell?

I can hear sound.  Even in Skype.  I just can't use the microphone.

BTW, in KMix, the Input is set to Line In.

On 5/6/07, Paul S <paulatgm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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