no /etc/init.d/alsa... no sound... no /dev/dsp :(

[toylas]

Hi All,

I installed gentoo for the first time on a really old machine last weekend. I have practically zero knowledge of hardware so I'm not sure if I made some mistake while compiling the kernel or it is something else. I can not locate /dev/dsp /etc/init.d/alsa*. I have Ensoniq 1371 sound card. Below are the outputs of lspci and lsmod:

[sonicbhoc]

if you can't get to /dev/dsp, you probably forgot to enable oss emulation in your kernel. If you used the alsa-driver package to install your modules, remember to use the oss use flag.

everything else you want is in the alsa-utils package. make sure you remember to run alsaconf and alsamixer after you're done.
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[Sadako]

Edit; just ignore me, sonicbhoc beat me to it.

/dev/dsp (and all the /dev interfaces) are only used by oss applications, so it's normal not to have them on an alsa system unless you have oss emulation.

modprobe'ing the right modules should give them to you if required (and if you have it enabled in the kernel).

For the init scripts and such, you need the media-sound/alsa-utils package which is where oss emulation is enabled, and is usually pulled in by other packages.
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[toylas]

Thanks ppl!!! Emerging alsa-utils did work for me Now if you could tell me how to give permisions to normal users to use /dev/cdrom, I could play some movies too

Thanks,
Tulasi

[Sadako]