[linux-audio-dev] Newbie has sound card problem

[Jo Evans]

I am a Linux newbie who has recently installed RedHat9 on a Dell 
Optiplex GXa, 233 MHz, 128MB.

Booting from the Dell diagnostics diskette and running tests confirms 
the Crystal CS4236B integrated sound card is working properly.

At the RH9 installation the card was correctly detected by isapnp.

I hear some alert beeps through the speakers.

dsp, audio and mixer are present in /dev/ with access flags crw------

BUT......

cat <soundfile>  > /dev/dsp   (or > dev/audio)

returns the message "bash: /dev/dsp:No such device" and no sound in 
spkrs. 

ALSO the Gnome sound recorder wont record
AND the Gnome Volume Control returns the message "Unable to open 
audio device /dev/mixer"
AND the Gnome System Settings/Soundcard detection reports "No sound 
card detected"

I've read the Linux Sound HOWTO but it doesnt help. (perhaps I dont 
understand it).

Where to from here?


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