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Re: What's /dev/dsp device?



On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 AJT60@student.canterbury.ac.nz wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Art Lemasters wrote:
> 
> >      When I accessed a particular www server with Netscape, it
> > tried to open /dev/dsp (unsuccessfully).  What's /dev/dsp?
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Art
> 
> I believe it's a sound device (like /dev/audio). The server must have been
> trying to play you a sound file. If you don't have sound enabled in your
> kernel, it won't work, obviously ;-]

And if you do, you need to add the user to the audio group.

Bob

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