On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 09:00:03PM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Hey, > > I have a bunch /dev/dsp's (/dev/dsp is a symlink to /dev/dsp0, but I also have > /dev/dsp[123],etc). I can't use them though... Are they only available if you > have multiple sound cards, or how can i access them (i want to be able to play > mp3s and have sound in gaim, etc) dsp is short for "digital signal processor". To have one of these devices, you need a modern soundcard. My /dev/dsp is the interface to my emu10k1 module driving my SBLive! Value card. At work, with a crystal sound card, it's a symlink to /dev/dsp0 and interfaces with alsa. What soundcard do you have? Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@storm.ca> "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925
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