[ltp] X/ATI on IBM R50p

Joshua Megerman linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:01:18 -0500


> Check the permissions on /dev/dsp. You may need to add your=20
> username to=20
> the audio group if you have note already done so.
>=20
> Also, if the default kernel sound drivers are no good, get a=20
> hold of the=20
> alsa drivers. Not sure how gentoo handles these, but in=20
> Debian they are=20
> packaged as a separate set of kernel modules. Remember to disable the=20
> default kernel sound modules if you install alsa.
>=20
Thanks - I had the kernel device drivers loaded, but not the rest of the
ALSA drivers - sound now works as does X, but at the cost of munging my =
text
consoles... :(

Josh