linux mplayer error;

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prompt error by mplayer--alsa-control: unable to find simple control 'pcm',0.

what is it interpret or meaning by this error?
 
It means you have no sound driver loaded. If you don't have a sound card, you need to hop to a terminal and enter these in:
Code: 
sudo su
echo "snd-dummy" >> /etc/modules
modprobe snd-dummy
This driver should make the system think a sound card is present. However, sometimes I run MPlayer with no sound card and ignore the error messages.

I am a member of the Ubuntu Linux official forums, too, as linuxfanatic1024. My profile there is http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=28748

If you have any more questions, feel free to contact me or just post 'em here.
 
cant get command...
secondubuntu@desktop:~$ sudo su
Password:
root@desktop:/home/secondubuntu# echo "snd-dummy" >> /etc/modules
root@desktop:/home/secondubuntu# modprode snd-dummy
bash: modprode: command not found
root@desktop:/home/secondubuntu#
 
test it .. it is not helping.. still get same error prompt from mplay... so how do i delate the code of sudo su?
 
never mind, seem that i found what work with totem movie player to attech plugin and set up by Windows Codecs (w32codecs). since i was able to watch some or any media file from website. the dummy sound setting helped... thanks gnulinuxman for how use sudo.
 
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