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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: wow... got sound.. but!
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On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Howard Lew wrote:

> > Did you check that....
> > 
> > 1.  the speakers were plugged in and powered properly?
> > 2.  The volume was turned up?  (use mixer)
> > 3.  The devices exist?  (try /dev/MAKEDEV snd0)
> > 
> 
> Yes, 1 & 3 are correct.  The mixer is also there in /dev, but I am not
> sure how to turn up the volume.  I tried using cam, but for the sound
> blaster mode, it keeps saying: 
> 
> SOUND_MIXER_READ_DEVMASK : Error reading /dev/mixer

Did you actually do #3?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
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