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Re: SoundBlaster



On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, R. Chris Ross wrote:

> 	I have a similar problem using kernel 2.0.27 with the really odd part being that I 
> can play audio CDs using xplaycd.  If something like saytime is run I get that /dev/audio
> is busy.  In the kernel readme or sound howto it talks about checking that the device isn't being
> used by some other application and it is always free.
> 
You probably have nas on. You need to stop it. Nas is something like
Network Audio System and Debian puts it on by default and that is the
reason for the busy message. 

Look for the processes nas and kill it.

Is there anybody who can explain this better?

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D.J. Mashao,                         mashaodj@sunserver.engin.brown.edu
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