Re: Need Help-YMF724F Sound Card And ALSA

[Justin Guerin <justin_guerin@yahoo.com>]

On Friday 22 April 2005 04:36, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> Justin Guerin wrote:
> >On Tuesday 19 April 2005 03:35, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> >>Justin Guerin wrote:
> >>>On Sunday 17 April 2005 08:54, you wrote:
> >>>>Justin Guerin wrote:
> >>>>>Copying the list, so others might be able to help
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On Saturday 16 April 2005 18:49, you wrote:
> >>>>>>Justin Guerin wrote:
> >[snip]
> >
> >Do you have anything that matches /dev/dsp* ?
>
> ChatagnierL-Home:/home/lchata# ls -l /dev/dsp*
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 3 Apr 22 07:35 /dev/dsp -> dsp
> ChatagnierL-Home:/home/lchata#     Doesn't seem so, but:
> There seems to be symlinks for several sound items that are linked to
> themselves as
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root           4 Apr 22 07:35 adsp -> adsp
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root           5 Apr 22 07:35 audio -> audio
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root           5 Apr 22 07:35 mixer -> mixer
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root          24 Apr 22 07:35 sndstat ->
> /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
> And in the /dev/.static/dev/ dir I find these character nodes:
> crw-rw----   1 root audio    14,   3 Mar 14  2002 dsp
> crw-rw----   1 root audio    14,  19 Mar 14  2002 dsp1
> crw-rw----   1 root audio    14,  35 Mar 14  2002 dsp2
> crw-rw----   1 root audio    14,  51 Mar 14  2002 dsp3

Finally!  We've found the real device nodes.  I believe devfs or udev is 
moving the real device nodes to /dev/.static so the dynamically 
populated /dev doesn't appear so cluttered.

Are you using udev or devfs?  Whatever you're using, is it fully up to date?  
It might help if you reinstall whatever your using via "apt-get install 
--reinstall <udev or devfs>"

> This layering is so confusing to me.  Do I make the ln -s dsp "to one of
> these"?
> Right now, I'm not sure what the next step should be.  Will waite on a
> reply before
> doing anything.
>
This layering is really a fallback.  When udev / devfs shut down, they copy 
the .static directory back contents to where udev / devfs found it, so you're 
not without the device nodes you need during shutdown / boot up / whatever 
emergency situation.

> >[snip]
> >
> >Justin