Linux - Hardware This forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux? |
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.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
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.
|
 |
05-29-2006, 01:10 AM
|
#1
|
Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 46
Rep:
|
Device /dev/dsp (Mandriva)
Hello,
I recently installed a new pci sound card on my computer and Mandriva for some reason, has had difficulties utilizing it. I disabled the onboard soundcard in the bios, and now when I boot into linux, it sees the pci soundcard, but I recieve this message when I first login:
Error while initializing the sound driver:
device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such file or directory)
How can I fix this?
P.S.- I am running a duel boot if that makes any difference, and XP has no difficulties with my new card. The message only appears when I disable the onboard sound in the bios. However, if I don't disable the onboard sound, I have conflicting cards and my sound gets really wacky.
|
|
|
05-29-2006, 02:11 AM
|
#2
|
LQ Guru
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Fargo, ND
Distribution: SuSE AMD64
Posts: 15,733
|
List the device:
ls -l /dev/dsp
If it looks like this, make yourself a member of the audio group.
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 14, 3 2006-05-26 01:54 /dev/dsp
|
|
|
05-29-2006, 01:43 PM
|
#3
|
Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 46
Original Poster
Rep:
|
When I enter that command, all I get is:
ls: /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
How do I get the dsp file? What does it have to do with kmix, and selecting a mixer for my pci soundcard?
-Monty
|
|
|
05-29-2006, 06:13 PM
|
#4
|
Member
Registered: Nov 2004
Distribution: KDE Neon User edition; Manjaro; OpenSUSE Leap
Posts: 298
Rep:
|
mknod /dev/dsp c 14 3
|
|
|
05-29-2006, 08:39 PM
|
#5
|
LQ Veteran
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Boise, ID
Distribution: Mint
Posts: 6,642
Rep:
|
|
|
|
05-29-2006, 09:06 PM
|
#6
|
Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 46
Original Poster
Rep:
|
I did the alsaconf and went did all the steps, yet when I logged back in, I still got the same error message about the dsp. My kmix is in the system tray, but it says "no mixer can be found". This is the source, or at least one aspect of the problem, but I don't know how to get a mixer installed or recognized.
-Monty
|
|
|
05-30-2006, 02:48 AM
|
#7
|
LQ Guru
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Fargo, ND
Distribution: SuSE AMD64
Posts: 15,733
|
I think that you need to backup and provide information on what sound card you installed.
Use the command "lspci -v" and post the section with the information about your sound card device. Maybe you need to determine if you need a certain device installed and modprobed before the system thinks that you have a sound card, or maybe for your system a different device should be used instead.
This command should list most of the sound related modules:
lsmod | egrep '(snd|oss|alsa|sound)'
If you have the kernel source installed, look in
/usr/src/linux-2.6.16.13-4/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
if not, try this link:
http://mland98.rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/mem...figuration.txt
This document lists each sound kernel module, and the sound cards that they support. Maybe the system didn't detect your card, and so didn't modprobe the module needed.
|
|
|
05-30-2006, 12:09 PM
|
#8
|
Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 46
Original Poster
Rep:
|
Here it is:
(It shows the soundcard, but when I boot into linux, I see in the verbose mode that there is an error [failure] with the sound, after alsa has been configured. Something to do with not detecting any soundcards and "alsactrl")
05:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS
Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 100a
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 22
I/O ports at bc00 [size=32]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Last edited by monty_2487; 05-30-2006 at 12:15 PM.
|
|
|
05-31-2006, 03:56 AM
|
#9
|
LQ Guru
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Fargo, ND
Distribution: SuSE AMD64
Posts: 15,733
|
Check if the "snd-ca0106" module is loaded. According to ALSA-Configuration.txt, in the kernel source, this is the module that supports "Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit"
|
|
|
06-01-2006, 05:54 PM
|
#10
|
Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 46
Original Poster
Rep:
|
I recently went back into the BIOS and enabled "onboard sound" and the dev/dsp/ message does not appear when I log in, and my mixer is back. However, I still don't get sound through my pci soundcard. How do I check the module? When I look at the device drivers, I load the snd-ca0106 driver, but to no avail.
-Monty
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:27 PM.
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|