Re: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI - module loads, but no sound...
Robert Voigt <f1k@gmx.de> writes:
> On Friday 04 May 2001 15:04, Hugo van der Merwe wrote:
> > Oh, and I'm using kernel 2.4.2.. I'm gonna try alsa now.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Hugo van der Merwe
>
> I have this same soundchip onboard and I also didn't get sound with
> the oss kernel module. I tried alsa and it worked.
[snip]
That doesn't tell you much. You may be running some sound server that
prevents your audio application from opening the /dev/dsp device.
IIRC, most OSS/Lite drivers have exclusive open semantics for
/dev/dsp. So, if one program has it opened, anything else that
attempts to open it will hang.
One of the stated goals of ALSA is to have a shared /dev/dsp. So, the
behaviour you see isn't surprising, even if you're running a sound
server.
It is key to identify what happens when you run the audio application
when using OSS/Lite drivers.
- application exits or complains => likely no sound support
- application appears to be running but no sound => volume set
low or bad drivers support
- application appears to hang => likely, exclusive open at work
- Hari
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