Re: [linux-audio-user] not quite so simple.... mandrake 9.0 +devfs help!!

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] not quite so simple.... mandrake 9.0 +devfs help!!
From: iriXx (m_AT_irixx.org)
Date: Mon Dec 16 2002 - 16:22:17 EET

hmmm this is where the problem arises, it points at itself....

[root_AT_hamish alsa-driver-0.9.0rc5]# ls -l /dev/dsp0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Dec 16 13:09 /dev/dsp0

D R Holsbeck wrote:
> ok so what does ls -l /dev/dsp0 show you? /dev/dsp should point at
> lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 9 Dec 16 08:02 /dev/dsp ->
> sound/dsp
>
> you can do this manually for testing. Just rm -rf /dev/dsp, then
> ln -s /dev/sound/dsp /dev/dsp. Does that work?
>
> On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 07:59, iriXx wrote:
>
>>weird.... very weird.... apps are still complaining of no soundcard, but
>>this is output of ls -l /dev/dsp:
>>
>>[root_AT_hamish alsa-driver-0.9.0rc5]# ls -l /dev/dsp
>>lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 9 Dec 16 13:09 /dev/dsp ->
>>/dev/dsp0
>>
>>alias entries are still there in modules.conf too....
>>
>>one thing i didnt do last night (because the soundcard got running
>>without it) was uninstall the mandrake alsa rpms... i might do that...
>>after all rc5 source should have everything i need there... it might be
>>confusing the files....
>>
>>thankx
>>
>>m~
>>
>>D R Holsbeck wrote:
>>
>>>so what does ls -l /dev/dsp show you? Are the alias entries still in
>>>modules.conf, or did mandrake rebuild it for you?
>>>
>>>On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 07:41, iriXx wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>no... thats the strangest thing, if it was unresolved symbols it would
>>>>make sense....
>>>>
>>>>modprobe snd-usb-audio snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd seq-oss all are
>>>>fine... no errors at all.....
>>>>
>>>>what happens is i open up xmms or any other sound app and it complains
>>>>my soundcard isnt there!
>>>>
>>>>thanx
>>>>m~
>>>>
>>>>D R Holsbeck wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>what are the errors? Unresolved symbols possibly?
>>>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 07:12, iriXx wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>hi all.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>well im afraid its not quite as simple as i thought.... got errors this
>>>>>>morning same as usual when loading the usb-audio modules.
>>>>>>not really sure what would have caused this except that i've
>>>>>>rebooted.... maybe i havent cleaned out the existing alsa stuff from
>>>>>>mandrake enough?....
>>>>>>this is very confusing... last night everything worked fine....
>>>>>>i'll try all the steps i went through last night.... but im quite
>>>>>>puzzled.... again here is my modules.conf.... i might need some help on
>>>>>>this as mandrake 9.0 runs devfs.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thanx
>>>>>>m
>>>>>>
>>>>>># ALSA portion
>>>>>>alias char-major-116 snd
>>>>>>alias snd-card-0 snd-usb-audio
>>>>>>
>>>>>># OSS/Free portion
>>>>>>alias char-major-14 soundcore
>>>>>>alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
>>>>>>alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
>>>>>>alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
>>>>>>alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
>>>>>>alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
>>>>>>
>>>>>># DEVFS STUFF
>>>>>>alias /dev/sound sound-slot-0
>>>>>>alias /dev/audio /dev/sound
>>>>>>alias /dev/mixer /dev/sound
>>>>>>alias /dev/dsp /dev/sound
>>>>>>alias /dev/dspW /dev/sound
>>>>>>alias /dev/midi /dev/sound
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'm really not sure of the best place to put this, but
>>>>>>>the wiki sounds like a good start. I'm sure alsa-user
>>>>>>>would appreciated it. Also, I myself need an ALSA
>>>>>>>setup tutorial/troubleshoot for my own Mandrake site
>>>>>>>(it's still the one problem I get questions about),
>>>>>>>but I certainly don't want to draw you into a job you
>>>>>>>don't want ;-> The page is at:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http:www/esm.rochester.edu/kevine/turnkey/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You might also consider adding this to the Mandrake
>>>>>>>User Board, though it is quite a state of flux these
>>>>>>>days, and down entirely today.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Kevin
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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