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Re: /dev/dsp problem



Please keep replies on the list.

On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 02:56:58PM +0200, Martin Batermann wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:48:47 -0500
>  Seneca <seneca-cunningham@rogers.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 10:34:49AM +0200, Martin
> > Batermann wrote:
> > > I have a sound driver problem.  When I try to start the
> > > sound server (via KDE's Preferences -> Sound -> Sound
> > > Server), it gives me a message:  Error wile
> > initializing
> > > the sound driver: device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No
> > such
> > > device).
> > > 
> > > I would appreciate any advice on solving this problem.
> > 
> > Is your sound driver loaded? Use /sbin/lsmod to find out
> > what drivers
> > are loaded, and if your sound drivers are not loaded,
> > find out what
> > they are, and modprobe $DRIVER.
> > 
> 
> /sbin/lsmod gives a list of 10 drivers and the only one
> that looks like its got something to do with sound is
> "soundcore".  The others listed, are r128, apm, nls_cp437,
> ntfs, keybdev, usbkbd, input, usb-uhci and usbcore.

soundcore is the only one from that list that has to do with sound. The
question is, which sound driver should you load? What is your soundcard?

> When you say modprobe $DRIVER, I assume that $DRIVER should
> be replaced by the actual driver name (e.g. soundcore).  Is
> that correct?

That is correct.

-- 
Seneca
seneca-cunningham@rogers.com



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