Linux - Laptop and NetbookHaving a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I acquired Dell Latitude C400 laptop recently and want to get rid off that disaster called Windows on it.
I work mostly on my mac but I want to give linux a go on audio and perhaps video production.
Any ideas, what would be the best/easiest Linux for optimised audio and video production?
I installed Agnula Demudi. No problems with the installer but the sound is not working yet.
I have problems getting the sound working through /dev/dsp, sound applications are usually saying dev/dsp being busy or something like that. I followed the instructions on Agnula website but they don't say that much.
I've checked the permissions and they should be correct (agnula.org/documentation/FAQ/index_html#dev_dsp), I've also added few lines on /etc/modules as suggested here dipalo.com/c400.html.
Vanilla or custom, dunno. I'm a newbie, I just ran the installer.
Errors like these...
Audacity: "There was an error initializing the audio i/o layer. You will not be able to play or recod audio. Error:Host error."
Soundtracker: "Couldnt open /dev/dsp for sound output:tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole(translated:the file or the folder does not exist)" Hmmm, I can only see dsp0, dsp1,2,&3.
Also getting error message(in finnish) with Grip trying to access /dev/cdrom. It says something like "unable or install or access" or so.
Damn, I wish I installed the English version, having used English OS for years I don't understand these artificial Finnish translations. I guess I could also try finnish IRC there are many finnish Linux geeks out there.
1.2.1 is a version number, do you know what the name of your distibution is? For example, I use Slackware 10.1 and 10.2.
Your kernel is vanilla (or generic).
To me, it looks like the problem is your system is looking for your soundcard in the wrong place. It's looking for it at /dev/dsp, when it's at /dev/dsp0.
Distribution is called Agnula Demudi, Debian GNU/Linux for music and audio.
I installed this distro because I'm interested in the audio production on Linux and I don't want to have anything to do with Windows.
My recently acquired standard Dell Latitude c400 might not be very good for hi-quality audio production but it doesn't matter as I just want to get familiar with Linux and I already have a decent mac.
Hmmm...I replied yesterday. Looks like it got eaten. Odd.
Speaking of odd, you're saying that the /dev/dsp symlink is visible when you open the /dev directory with your file manager, but not if you list the directory's contents?
Your distro is a Debian fork, so I'm guessing you're using KDE as your GUI?
Let's try this: Open an aterm window, and move to the device directory:
Code:
cd /dev
List the directory's contents again:
Code:
ls
It should be there.
<thinking>......this guy recommends adding these lines to /etc/modules:
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.