Re: /dev/dsp

From: Kent West (westk_at_acu.edu)
Date: 07/20/04

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    Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:00:29 -0500
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    Wayne Ward wrote:

    >>Wayne Ward wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>Hi,
    >>>I have installed debian from (CD) Steve Hunger's
    >>>book "Debian GNU/Linux Bible" and I'm now
    >>>trying to get GNOME up and running. When
    >>>I enter the command to start GNOME i get
    >>>the error that "/dev/dsp No such device".
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>1) the 2.2 kernel is pretty old. It may not have support for your sound
    >>device. If you have network capability, you might want to upgrade to a
    >>2.4 or even a 2.6 kernel.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >I don't have a sound card installed.
    >

    Oh; then you can just ignore that message. When that message pops up,
    there should be (I think) a checkbox saying to not display the message
    anymore. Just click on that and go on with life.

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    Kent
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