On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 00:00, netmask wrote: > > Where does this instability come from ? Do I have to think that a reboot > > should fix the problem, as I used to think on another OS before ;-). Or > > do I have a hardware problem ? But anytime I boot in RH9, I always have > > sound ... > > Due to the errors you are seeing in /var/log/messages, and the fact that I'm > assuming you are running your tests as root.. (yes) I'm going to guess that this is > absolutely NOT your problem.. but I'll throw it out anyway. > > What are the permissions on /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer ? [user@P4 user]$ ls -l /dev/dsp crw------- 1 user root 14, 3 Feb 24 04:02 /dev/dsp [user@P4 user]$ ls -l /dev/mixer crw------- 1 user root 14, 0 Feb 24 04:02 /dev/mixer > > Next time you are without sound, "chmod 666 /dev/dsp /dev/mixer" (I would > only do this if its a workstation and you are the only user). Does not chenge nothing, at least before reboot, but I still don't reboot my system Thnaks for your answer, I will try to look that way. Philippe -- Philippe, Chiangmai, Thailand