Restarting soundcard driver module???
 

Certain apps, namely XMMS, like to kill my sound output...

Is there a way I can restart the sound module without rebooting the whole system? Linux seems to be really good about letting you do this kind of thing but I have no clue how.

Thanks,
Rob

As root, first do a "lsmod" to list all currently loaded modules, find out which one is for your sound card, then use "rmmod <module name>" to unload it. Use "insmod <module name>" to load it again, or use "modprobe" instead of insmod if it gives you errors.
Read the man pages on these commands for more detailed information.
Hope this helps

rmmod "module"

that unloads the module

modprobe "module"

loads the module again (with all its "dependancies".


you can also use the "modprobe -r" to unload the module.

try
fuser -k /dev/dsp

what to do if this happen after a "rmmod sound"?
sound: Device or resource busy
lsmod shows no one is using the module 'sound'..

Thanks
-ashrobo

Bump
 

Just wanted to bump this back up.... I am having the busy error too:

[root@RedHatLinux dev]# rmmod cmpci
cmpci: Device or resource busy

Any ideas? Can I force this to happen somehow?

Thanks,
Rob