recompiling the kernel

gui10 · 12-25-2001, 11:09 AM

hm... ok... i changed the permissions to those /dev files already...
when i open xmms and try to play something, the error message is thus:

** WARNING **: oss_open(): Failed to open audio device (/dev/dsp): No such device

hm... i am wondering how is this so?

Aussie · 12-25-2001, 01:48 PM

Is there an entry in "/dev" for "/dev/dsp"? If not then you have to create it by doing "./MAKEDEV audio" in "dev"

gui10 · 12-25-2001, 10:19 PM

there are 2 entries for dsp in /dev

crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 14, 3 Jul 19 1994 dsp
crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 14, 19 Jul 19 1994 dsp1

it's not missing... but do u think i ought to do a "./MAKEDEV audio" anyway?

Aussie · 12-26-2001, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gui10
... but do u think i ought to do a "./MAKEDEV audio" anyway?

won't hurt...but have a look at the audio part of the MAKEDEV (found in /dev) script in a text editor to see what gets created when you do "MAKEDEV audio" and use that info to check your audio "dev's" first.

gui10 · 12-26-2001, 09:18 PM

ok found the MAKEDEV script...
but i'm not sure how useful the info is... it just says this for the audio entry:

audio=" root audio 0660"

not sure if i'm interpreting this correctly:
so the audio /dev entries will be owned by root, in a group called audio? and with permissions 0660?

am i supposed to create an audio group and add my user to that group?

(i'm holding off the MAKEDEV for now...)

gui10 · 12-26-2001, 09:34 PM

ok here's what i did:

1.) groupadd -g 16 audio
2.)in /dev, ./MAKEDEV audio
3.) add a user to /etc/group: audio:x:16:athos

same message i get from xmms:
can't open audio
please check that:
1.) you have the correct output plugin selected
2.) No other programs is blocking the soundcard
3.) your soundcard is configured properly

2.) is not a possibility.
i have checked 1.) and it seems correct...

so i think it's 3.)

but hm... so far no luck... help please, thanks...

infernal · 12-28-2001, 08:22 AM

I have an SB awe too, awe 64, that is. I remember that took me
a while to make it work with my Debian.. uh,.... anyway..

what I did, was:

pnpdump -c /etc/isapnp.conf
cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
(don't remember if it was misc or sound the subdir.. )

modprobe sound
modprobe sb irq=5

pnpdump -c will try to find an unused io etc....
if I didn't add the "irq=5" in the sb module, it assumed the irq 7..

that was the way in my Debian ...
good luck

infernal · 12-28-2001, 08:26 AM

modprobe sound
insmod uart401.0
modprobe sb irq=5

you can modprobe anywhere, but for insmod, it requires that
you especify the path to the module.

gui10 · 12-28-2001, 10:45 AM

thx mate... i'll try that when i get home to my box!

infernal · 12-29-2001, 05:35 AM

did it works for you ?

gui10 · 12-29-2001, 11:42 AM

ah... the weekend is not yet over and i haven't gone home to try it yet... will let you know once i try it... sorry about that.