Haiku newbie here, hoping for some help

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Hello all:

This is my first post, I’m just starting to learn about Haiku-- I have had a few difficulties setting up mail, sound, and printing, perhaps someone could advise? Here goes:

The latest VirtualBox, Win 7 Host, latest Haiku (running as VBox guest):
Opensound Installed in Haiku, old audio drivers removed;
Working internet connection (in Haiku!)
Receiving mail just fine:
Printer: Brother Multifunction Color Laser MFC9325CW, I’m able to print over the network using lpr and Postscript.

When I disable the media server, OSSTEST works great. When I don’t disable it, OSSTEST, says device is in use by PID 194 (I’m using the A97 setting in VBox audio). How do I replace the media server with the Opensound server, which and where is the important Opensound file to use, where do I put the file, and how can I make this change permanent?

I’m getting my email, but I get “Relay Access Denied” everytime I try to send an email. My settings are correct, what am I missing?

I can’t get color when printing the Haiku test page. Any ideas?

Thanks all, I’m really looking forward to learning more about Haiku.

Best,

Louis

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Haiku should support VBox sound card out of the box, no need to install OSS. Make sure you changed Intel HD Audo to ICH AC97 in VM settings.

“Relay Access Denied” looks like a reply from your mail server. Could you show a screenshot of this error?

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Hello Diver:

Just did a reinstall, email works fine now, but there might be a hotmail issue-- I only get the “Relay Access Denied” when I send something to a hotmail account.

Still no sound. Made sure that I have chosen ICH AC97 in VB, but nothing. . . still searching the net for clues. . . any ideas?

Best,

Lou

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Some success, but not much-- downloaded several .mp3s to the desktop, clicked on them, and SOUND! But it is choppy and vague-- and I can’t play a CD with the CD player, and dragging a file to the Media Player doesn’t work. Should I give Opensound another go?

I have not been able to find a detailed instruction set on opensound post-install config for Haiku.

Best,

Louis