Testing thread about nothing (I'm trying to diagnose an LQ-related Firefox issue)

testing

testing again

this is getting on my nerves

one more time for kicks

I am posting this as a test too.

Originally Posted by pixellany cat /dev/random > /dev/dsp Do you promise I will not damage my speakers if I try this?

(yes I know this post is old, but I only just now read it )

cat'ing /dev/random into /dev/dsp doesn't give anything for me (possibly because of the way /dev/random gets its values?), but

cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp

gives really loud white noise! No speaker damage, but make sure you have your volume turned down

Originally Posted by Tuttle I just got bored... test test testicle

Reminded me of a joke I heard before:

If a quiz is quizzical, then what is a test?

I decided to try the white noise thing, but:

$ cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp
bash: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy

bash: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy

Maybe you're running something else that's using the audio device?

Possibly FF (or whatever your browser is) is hijacking the audio for some reason, and you don't have hardware mixing enabled...?

EDIT: I wonder if there's a way to get that output to the screen (FYI, yes I've tried /dev/fb0, fb1, etc. They all give me back "No such device" /dev/fb gives no output). If I do get that working, though, it'll be on my Puppy machine (it's sort of like my Linux lab rat )

I just tried it for the first time ever, and it works for me. It isn't brutally loud, or very exciting, but it works.
Might be better to cat the entire filesystem into the dsp instead!

Might be better to cat the entire filesystem into the dsp instead!

I've cat'ed non-sound files into /dev/dsp before...pretty cool stuff. I find .bmp and .iso files the most interesting

I can also open raw files with ReZound and get them to play back at 44100Hz sample rate. You could make some interesting techno with some of this stuff, LOL.

Originally Posted by GrapefruiTgirl I just tried it for the first time ever, and it works for me. It isn't brutally loud, or very exciting, but it works. Might be better to cat the entire filesystem into the dsp instead!

Ha! I liked the urandom idea, but this is a whole new level of nonsense!

testicle testicle 123-icle

cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp worked this time. Pretty neat!

Also tried cat /boot/vmlinuz26 > /dev/dsp. Unlike all the Linux jokes say, I did not hear the voice of God. Just more static.

cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp = white noise
cat /dev/sda2 > /dev/dsp = short burst sounding like a synthesised distorted electric guitar, followed by a rhythmic drum/metronome type noise.