audio problems in fc 6

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Manu G.V wrote:
> hi,
>     when I try this command
> $cat "file name" > /dev/dsp
>    I don't get any beep sound and there were no errors even. I don't
> understand(Iam an end user) what is the problem. I installed torcs and
> tried all audio options but there was no sound. I was told to try above
> command to find whether my audio worked properly or not. I thought if
> there is no beep sound then there is some problem with audio. Is  there
> any relationship between the above command and problem with the sound in
> torcs. I have "nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio" device.
> I would be really thankful if anyone can tell me what is the problem and
> suggest a solution for it.
> 
It sounds like you do not have the OSS emulation layer loaded. I think
this is covered in the ALSA docs. (Sorry, but I can not give the
specific modules to load right now - not on my FC6 machine.)

Mikkel
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