help: error about sound mixer happens when I log in

dutao · n00b Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Posts: 19

Every first time when I log in using the user "dutao", there would be an error happened.
which is
"couldn't open mixer device /dev/sound/mixer"

If I log out and log in again, every thing is ok.
But I reboot and log in again, the error would happen again in my first
log in.

If I log in using "root", the error would not happen.

I use gdm and gnome,

please help me

Vanquirius · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 3:59 pm Post subject:

Gnome only displays that message once, but the fact remains the same: user dutao cannot access sound devices.

If root has audio working OK, just add user dutao to the audio group.
As root, perform:

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20417

Moved from Installing Gentoo.

dutao · n00b Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Posts: 19

thanks for your reply,
and as you say, gnome just display that error message once,
but when I login next time, the sound functions properly,
I can listen to music and watch movie.
why?

dutao · n00b Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Posts: 19

after I added the user "dutao" to group, that is ok.
thanks for your reply