/dev/dsp inaccessible

epilogue_at_attcanada.ca
Date: 08/20/03

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    Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:59:42 -0400
To: "Tiarnan O'Corrain" <ocorrain@yahoo.com>

    On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 02:33:54 -0700 (PDT)
    "Tiarnan O'Corrain" <ocorrain@yahoo.com> wrote:

    >
    > --- epilogue@attcanada.ca wrote:
    > > unfortunately, i don't have an *.raw files to try so i simply tried
    > > to cat somefile.wav > /dev/dsp (and also to /dev/audio)
    > > both produce sound a screeching sound reminiscent of japanese noise
    > > bands :)
    >
    > That's good sign! It shows the device is configured. Do any of
    > the command-line tools work... mpg123 &c? Try setting the
    > sound device explicitly (eg mpg123 -a /dev/dsp foo.mp3). Try
    > it also as root.

    IT WORKS!!! (...and as joe-user. no need for root. :)
     
    > > cat /dev/sndstat
    > > FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
    > > pcm0: <ESS Technology Maestro-2E> at I/O port 0x1400 irq 5 (4p/0r/4v
    > > channels duplex)
    >
    > ~(0)% cat /dev/sndstat
    > FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
    > Installed devices:
    > pcm0: <ESS Technology Allegro-1> at io 0x3000 irq 5 (4p/1r/0v channels
    > duplex)
    >
    > There was a post yesterday explaining this. Apparently the driver
    > doesn't support recording (yet).

    missed that one. will follow issue closely. thanks for the tip.

    > It seems to me that the driver is working, and that your problems
    > are somewhere higher in the stack.

    it is such a relief to know that /dev/dsp is not broken. i now just need to find out
    exactly what is preventing these other programs from accessing it.

    i suppose that the programs i am trying to use probably only require recompiling,
    but perhaps with different options... i'll have a look.

    thanks again, T.

    > Tiarnan
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