/dev/dsp not working?


Subject: /dev/dsp not working?
From: Brian (signal@shreve.net)
Date: Tue Sep 25 2001 - 22:09:41 MDT


I am getting errors when trying to use the dsp device
on my 8500. i can play mp3's fine, and artsd is running (KDE),
and when I get errors such as below I am not running any sound
applications other than the one I am trying to run.

Any ideas?

Brian

[signal@orbit signal]$ ktimidity -ia
/dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
Couldn't open Linux dsp device
[signal@orbit signal]$ /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
dmasound_pmac 26800 1
dmasound_core 11184 0 [dmasound_pmac]
[signal@orbit signal]$ ls -al /dev/dsp
crw------- 1 signal sys 14, 3 May 16 03:33 /dev/dsp
[signal@orbit signal]$ cat /dev/sndstat
PowerMac (AWACS rev 2 ) DMA sound driver:
Hardware supported formats: [signed 16 bit LE][signed 16 bit BE]
Hardware supports the following sample rates: 44100 29400 22050 17640 14700 11025 8820 7350
current settings:
sound.format = 0x10 (signed 16 bit LE)(Phys: signed 16 bit BE)
  sound.speed = 44100Hz (phys. 44100Hz)
  sound.stereo = 0x1 (stereo)
  write_sq.block_size = 4096 write_sq.max_count = 4 write_sq.max_active = 4
  write_sq.count = 4 write_sq.rear_size = 4096
  write_sq.active = 2 write_sq.syncing = 0
  read_sq.block_size = 0 read_sq.max_count = 0 read_sq.max_active = 0
  read_sq.count = 0 read_sq.rear_size = 0
  read_sq.active = 0 read_sq.syncing = 0

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Brian Feeny, CCIE #8036 email:signal@shreve.net
Network Engineer phone:318.222.2638x109
ShreveNet Inc. fax: 318.221.6612



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