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>I'm running Slackware current with KDE 3.4.1. I can't start artsd, because 
>when I try, I get this error:
>
>Error while initializing the sound driver:
>device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such file or directory)
>
>The rules for udev appear to have a rule for creating the device here:
>
>KERNEL="dsp",                   NAME="sound/%k", SYMLINK="%k", GROUP="audio", 
>MODE="0662"
>
>But nothing id getting created at all, so I have no sound devices and 
>therefore no sound. Is there any help on dealing with this? I googled all 
>over the place and came up with a hodgepodge of answers that don't relate to 
>ny system at all.
>
Usually, running alsaconf will find your soundcard and create the 
device(s) you need automagically.   Have you done this?




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