Sound problem with debian 3.0

[Black666]

Hi!

I have a problem with our new debian 3.0 box. I have a TerraTec 128iPCI soundcard in it, but somehow it doesn't work the way I want it.

During installation I loaded the esssolo1 module and what I can tell from "lsmod" everthing looks fine:

tesla:/# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
esssolo1               25504   0
gameport                1308   0  [esssolo1]
soundcore               3236   4  [esssolo1]
keybdev                 1664   0  (unused)
usbkbd                  2848   0  (unused)
input                   3072   0  [keybdev usbkbd]
usb-uhci               20708   0  (unused)
usbcore                48032   0  [usbkbd usb-uhci]
tesla:/#

The thing is, when I do a "cat sample.au >/dev/audio" I only hear noise ... I tested the same .au file on another computer and it works fine. I've also tried other soundfiles...same problem.

Is there something else that need to be done except loading the module? The module loads without an error, and I'm actually able to hear something, but only noise

Btw: This is a default installation - no X, kde, gnome,...

Any hints appreciated..thnx!

[pbharris]

hello,
what is /dev/audio ? i ussually use /dev/dsp. are there any sound deamon running - like esd... ?