Re: /dev/dsp not found: KDE/ALSA

[Ross Boylan <RossBoylan@stanfordalumni.org>]

Thanks for the suggestions.  Unfortunately, I already had the aliases
in my modules.conf (except I use sbawe).

I tried setting the sound system to OSS, but still no signs of life.

I'm reluctant to remove the aliases, since the alsa documenation calls
for them.

Argh!

lsmode shows lots of the right modules loaded:
snd-pcm-oss            35744   0
snd-mixer-oss           9184   0  [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-card-sbawe          6016   0
snd-opl3                5312   0  [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-sb16-dsp            5408   0  [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-pcm                48576   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-sb16-dsp]
snd-timer              10432   0  [snd-opl3 snd-pcm]
snd-mpu401-uart         2624   0  [snd-card-sbawe snd-sb16-dsp]
snd-rawmidi            12576   0  [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-emu8000            10816   0  [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-seq-device          3952   0  [snd-opl3 snd-rawmidi snd-emu8000]
snd-sb16-csp           15392   0  [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-sb-common           6040   0  [snd-card-sbawe snd-sb16-dsp snd-sb16-csp]
snd-hwdep               3680   0  [snd-opl3 snd-sb16-csp]
snd                    24776   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-card-sbawe snd-opl3 snd-sb16-dsp snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-emu8000 snd-seq-device snd-sb16-csp snd-sb-common snd-hwdep]


On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 05:21:55PM +0100, Stephan Hachinger wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Hmm, I don't have no idea :(. But I have looked through my modules.conf and
> found the following entries:
> 
> # ALSA multiplexer
> 
> alias char-major-116 snd
> 

[etc]
> 
> Maybe adding the missing entries helps. On this system where I have those
> entries in modules.conf, respectively in /etc/modutils/aliases (the best is,
> you add such entries to /etc/modutils/aliases -> run "update-modules" ->
> they are written to modules.conf automatically), strangely enough only
> setting the arts daemon to "open sound system" makes it work, but at least
> the sound server works... The system had another soundcard before and with
> this one, it worked absolutely the right way but now only with the "oss
> trick".
> 
> 
> Another try: I also have a second system here without any entries in
> /etc/modutils/aliases (arts runs properly!); on this system the following
> modules are loaded at bootup:
> 
> snd-card-sbawe (i.e. my sound card module)
> snd-mixer-oss
> snd-pcm-oss
> snd-synth-emu8000 (i.e. the module for my AWE wavetable device)
> 
> 
> Hmm, maybe the first or the second entries (or combine both ;)) help... Any
> other suggestions by anyone else?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Stephan