Re: /dev/audio: No such device, do I have to recompile kernel?
Hi Erik,
1. When a program (e. g. xmms) doesn't work as expected, start it out
of a terminal so that you see its error messages.
2. xmms has different output plugins (options > preferences). With your
driver, I think you need the OSS plugin (libOSS.so). Using ALSA, you would
need the ALSA plugin. (Some people say ALSA is better but I am quite happy
with the OSS drivers supplied with the kernel.)
On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 03:24:26PM +0100, Erik Jälevik wrote:
> Thanks for the thorough answer. I've now finally got the time to sit down and
> try out some of the things you mention.
>
> I simply did:
>
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686
>
> to change to this later kernel. Once that was done, modprobe es1371 worked. I
> also added es1371 to /etc/modules. Now, when trying:
>
> cat /usr/share/sounds/pop.wav > /dev/audio
>
> I actually get the sound playing! However, this is the only type of sound
> playing that seems to work. Both xmms and mq3 freeze as soon as you try and play
> an mp3 with them and have to be killed. The Sounds section in the Gnome control
> panel has a button for previewing wav files, that doesn't work either.
>
> I have done more searching through the archives and come across some posts from
> people with similar problems but none with solutions.
>
> Would trying the ALSA drivers instead be the best course of action at this
> stage?
>
> Thanks,
> Erik
>
HTH
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Joachim Fahnenmüller
Lehrer für Mathematik und Physik
Herder-Gymnasium
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51065 Köln
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