[olug] Using ALSA Sound Driver with XMMS?

[Richard Smith]

CM Miller wrote:
> 
> Running Slackware 9.1 with ALSA and I've configured it
> ok, but if I select it the output plugin with XMMS as
> ALSA, I get no sound, but if I leave the standard
> plugin as OSS, its ok.
> 
> Anyway to get ALSA to work with XMMS? 
> 
> Only in the gui when I do Options > Preferences >
> Output Plugins > Select ALSA
> 
> I get the following generic message
> 
> 
> Please Check That:
> 
> Your soundcard is configured properly
> You have the correct output plugin selected
> No other program is blocking the soundcard
> 
> I have set the following under /dev for sound 
> 
> root at phoenix:/dev# ls -l | grep snd
> drw-rw-rw-   2 cmmiller root       4096 Aug 29  2003
> snd/
> crw-rw-rw-   1 cmmiller sys     14,   6 Aug 29  2003
> sndstat
> 

I'd start by putting doing a chmod 755 to /dev/snd
both of my slack 9.1 boxes with alsa have permissions on that directory 
set to 755 and the alsa plugin works dandy in xmms.