From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "--[ UxBoD ]--" Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Server and Sound Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:07:50 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <1907291857.225.1277280469981.JavaMail.root@office.splatnix.net> References: <41579528.20100622183852@eternallybored.org> Reply-To: "--[ UxBoD ]--" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm Return-path: Received: from gateway.splatnix.net ([95.172.228.43]:36460 "EHLO gateway.splatnix.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751190Ab0FWIIH (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:08:07 -0400 Received: from office.splatnix.net (office.splatnix.net [192.168.1.100]) by gateway.splatnix.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1BF73988808 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:07:51 +0100 (BST) Received: from office.splatnix.net (office.splatnix.net [192.168.1.100]) by office.splatnix.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7BEB30303D6 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:07:50 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: <41579528.20100622183852@eternallybored.org> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: ----- Original Message ----- > On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 12:42:27, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: > > > I am attempting to get sound working on a W2K server and failing > > horribly :( The sound device was picked up correctly as a ES1370 and > > shows as being functional; yet when I rdesktop -r sound:remote > > and run Media Player it reports that it is unable to > > open the device. > > If you're using a terminal services connection to the machine, it > doesn't need a sound card - sound is provided by the remote service > itself. Note however that Windows 2000 doesn't support sound through > terminal connection - you need XP or newer. > Well the answer appears to be devishly simple in that RedHat/CentOS have disabled sound support all together :( -- Thanks, Phil