Re: /dev/dsp and device busy

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Melissa Golter wrote:

Hi

i have read many posts from people trying to run all sorts of audio apps
and getting: Failed to open audio port for writing
/dev/dsp: Device or resource busy


and have posted questions re this to 2 lists myself, but have not yet seen
any successful resolution messages. That is, after trying all the


killall esd esound artds dsp and /sbin/fuser -k /dev/dsp

commands i have seen listed, i still get that same message (Failed to open audio port for writing
/dev/dsp: Device or resource busy)

I am trying to open a sound server on my system I can hear sounds off CDs, system sounds, and so forth (tho have not done
any stress tests to really check this out ;] ) but need this (snerd) sound
server when running the app i am working on.)


Someone suggested i just re-install.  Is that really what must be done --
and if so, just what should be done differently to avoid this problem?

addenda:
sound server/same prob on both linux rh7.3 and rh9.0 systems
rh7.3 does not recognize my sound card (analog devices AD1816..)
rh9 recognizes it

I am using Gnome on rh7.3 -- used KDE on the rh9 system.

argh.  If anyone knows how to swivel the sound daemon's head -- or how
else to cure this situation it would be good to hear.  Thanks in advance
for any info.





I don't know about Gnome but for KDE I solved most of my sound related problems by disabling Arts sound server startup from the control center.


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