Re: ALSA: can't open /dev/sound/dsp

Basic, first questions:
  You did load the correct modules?
  You did add the alsasound init script to runlevel boot?
  You did edit your /etc/modules.d/alsa?

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 09:59:19PM -0400, Alan Murrell wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This may be more of an ALSA/devfsd problem, but I
> thought I'd check here first.  I have installed the
> ALSA drivers from source before on other systems, but
> never using 'devfsd'.  When I try to play an MP3 using
> MPlayer (or mpg123), I get the following error:
> 
> ---
> audio_setup: can't open audio device /dev/sound/dsp:
> no such file or directory
> couldn't open/init audio device ->  NOSOUND
> ---
> 
> Here is the ALSA/OSS portion of my /et/devfsd.con
> file:
> 
> ---
> LOOKUP     snd        MODLOAD   action snd
> LOOKUP     dsp        MODLOAD
> LOOKUP     mixer      MODLOAD
> LOOKUP     midi       MODLOAD
> REGISTER   sound/.*   PERMISSIONS   root.audio 660
> REGISTER   snd/.*     PERMISSIONS   root.audio 660
> ---
> 
> And sure enough, /dev/sound/dsp does not exist;
> attempts to create it using 'mknod' succeed, but I
> still get he same error.  Is there a way to correct
> this?  Or am I missing a package?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> 
> =====
> --
> Alan Murrell <[email protected]>
> 
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