From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4a) Gecko/20030401 Description of problem: On 1st login I get a: "Sound server informational message: Error while initializing the sound driver: device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such device) The sound server will continue, using the null output device." After a log out/in i works fine. The problem doesent occur after a reboot, but only on 1st login after fresh start. I have an onboard AC97 sound chip, and i remember that when using ALSA on redhat 8 (AC97 didnt work pr. default in redhat 8) i sometimes had this problem as well. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Power on PC 2.Log in 3.There you have it Actual Results: After log in, i get the error message descriped in the "description" section. Expected Results: The sound server should just start. Additional info: Sound card info: VIA Technologies VT8233 AC97 audio controller via82cxxx_audio
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Red Hat Linux 7.3 and Red Hat Linux 9 are no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. f you are currently still running Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 9, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.