On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 16:14 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:45:57 -0500 > "Mark C. Allman" <mcallman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Not at all. There is no /usr/bin/esd program! I know it isn't on my > > system. That's also what the error message above says ("No such file or > > directory"). This is one question I hoped people could offer > > suggestions to solve. > > yum install pulseaudio-esound-compat > Well, that put esd on the system (thanks!). Progress. Still no sound, but now I'm seeing a few more errors in ~/.xsession-errors: ** (gnome-session:3258): WARNING **: Failed to start sound. ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM front:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround40:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround41:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround50:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround51:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround71:0 ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM front:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround40:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround41:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround50:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround51:0 ALSA lib conf.c:3949:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters 0 ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM surround71:0 ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card -- Mark C. Allman, PMP -- Allman Professional Consulting, Inc. -- www.allmanpc.com, 617-947-4263 BusinessMsg -- the secure, managed, J2EE/AJAX Enterprise IM/IC solution