I think the sound device files will need to be permissioned
properly for a normal user to be able to use them. Login as
root and try chmod 666 /dev/snd/* or chmod 666 /dev/sound/*
and see what happens when you log back in as yourself.
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I think the sound device files will need to be permissioned
properly for a normal user to be able to use them. Login as
root and try chmod 666 /dev/snd/* or chmod 666 /dev/sound/*
and see what happens when you log back in as yourself.