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

hmmm this is where the problem arises, it points at itself.... [root@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@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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>>__________________________________________________ >>>>>>>Do you Yahoo!? >>>>>>>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >>>>>>>http://mailplus.yahoo.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>iriXx >>>>>>www.iriXx.org >>>>>> >>>>>>copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? >>>>>>info(a)copyleftmedia.org.uk >>>>>>www.copyleftmedia.org.uk >>>>>> >>>>>>_ >>>>>>( ) ascii ribbon against html email >>>>>>X >>>>>>/ \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>*** stopping make sense *** >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>iriXx >>>>www.iriXx.org >>>> >>>>copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? >>>>info(a)copyleftmedia.org.uk >>>>www.copyleftmedia.org.uk >>>> >>>>_ >>>>( ) ascii ribbon against html email >>>>X >>>>/ \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp >>>> >>>> >>>> *** stopping make sense *** >>>> >>>> >>> >>-- >>iriXx >>www.iriXx.org >> >>copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? >>info(a)copyleftmedia.org.uk >>www.copyleftmedia.org.uk >> >> _ >>( ) ascii ribbon against html email >> X >>/ \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp >> >> >> *** stopping make sense *** >> >> >