Re: ESD WoesE

[Norman Stevens <norman arcady u-net com>]

On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Jeff Browning wrote:

> Hello fellow GNOMErs,
> 
> I can't get Esound to work. It compiles and installs correctly. But, 
> when I type "esd" it displays the following message:
> initializing...
> unsupported sound format: 33
> fatal error configuring sound, /dev/dsp
> What could be wrong? I am running RH 5.1 with a SB Pro sound card. Sound 
> works perfectly with everything else. Thanks in advance!
 
SB Pro is only 8 bit so you'll need to run esd with the -b option.
You may also need to need to set the default rate with the -r 
option.

Norman