Re: [PLUG] Re: linux newbie here

["Michael Leone" <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

> i tried /dev/hdc and /dev/cdrom - in both cases i get
> "permission denied" - interestingly i also get
> permission denied when i try /var/log/messages

Are you doing this as a regular user, or as root?

Log in as root, and try this:

ls -la /dev/hdc

This will show you the current permissions for this device. You might need
to set the permissions for that device. And only root can do that.

Same thing applies to /var/log - log in as root, and then do a "more dmesg"
will show you the last boot messages. This will show you if the device was
properly detected. (messages is the full log of messages, including any
generated during the running of the system; dmesg is only the messages
during the last startup).

No quotes, of course.

> i don't get any sounds, in kde, gnome, system sounds
> or sound files

Quite possibly the same reason - permissions on the /dev/audio device. Do a
"ls -la /dev/audio" as root. And if /dev/audio is a link to something, do a
"ls -la" on the target, too.

Also, when you reply, do a REPLY ALL - this way the mailing list gets a
copy.



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