Here is the ouptput for this trial from my machine: root@box:/home/vijay# lsmod | grep snd root@box:/home/vijay# I seem to be missing this. How can I get it ? Thanks. Vijay --- On Fri 05/27, Richard Cohen < richard@daijobu.co.uk > wrote: From: Richard Cohen [mailto: richard@daijobu.co.uk] To: gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org Cc: rvijay07@myway.com Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 12:37:22 +0100 Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Listening to EBooks in Text Format !!! Marcello Perathoner wrote:<br><br>> Try some mp3 files on your computer. Unless you can play them correctly <br>> its no use trying to install festival. You'll have to get your ALSA <br>> drivers working first.<br>> <br>It seems as though the ALSA sound drivers are working, because XMMS works.<br><br>But festival uses OSS. Vijay, do you have the alsa-oss emulation loaded?<br>For example, on my machine,<br><br># lsmod | grep snd<br><br># lsmod | grep snd<br>snd_pcm_oss 48288 0<br>snd_mixer_oss 17664 1 snd_pcm_oss<br>snd_trident 39908 0<br>snd_ac97_codec 74040 1 snd_trident<br>snd_pcm 83528 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_trident,snd_ac97_codec<br>snd_timer 21828 1 snd_pcm<br>snd_page_alloc 7620 2 snd_trident,snd_pcm<br>gameport 3648 1 snd_trident<br>snd_util_mem 3328 1 snd_trident<br>snd_mpu401_uart 6336 1 snd_trident<br>snd_rawmidi 20576 1 snd_mpu401_uart<br>snd_seq_device 6988 2 snd_trident,snd_rawmidi<br>snd 48740 9 <br>snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_trident,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device<br>soundcore 7776 1 snd<br><br>If I remove the OSS emulation, festival stops working ...<br><br># modprobe -r snd-pcm-oss<br>$ echo "Festival is great" | festival --tts<br>Linux: can't open /dev/dsp<br><br>... and if I put it back, it works<br><br># modprobe snd-pcm-oss<br>$ echo "Festival is great, but this is getting a little off-topic" | <br>festival --tts<br><br><br>Richard.<br><br><br> _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com