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Hardware Troubleshooting in Linux => Linux Audio Support => Topic started by: deven_01 on September 14, 2005, 10:01:31 AM

Title: Sound card problem, dtecting driver but no listening sound
Post by: deven_01 on September 14, 2005, 10:01:31 AM

Hello Friends
When I run
redhat-config-soundcard
from konsole prompt it detect sound card
And gives following error in konsole prompt
I am not hering any sound
i810_audio: Device or resource busy
sox: Can't open output file '/dev/dsp': Device or resource busy
-9
Send me the solution or the way

Title: Sound card problem, dtecting driver but no listening sound
Post by: Ricky on September 15, 2005, 05:02:21 AM

hmm..

It means that some other program has kept open the sound output.
You can find out that what process are using /dev/dsp . To do so use command "fuser" , see its man page for more detail.

Title: fuser
Post by: deven_01 on September 15, 2005, 12:36:44 PM

Hi ricky
 when I do
 root@ws250 etc]# fuser -u /dev/dsp
 I get following ouput
 /dev/dsp:             1056(root)
 Pls send me howcan i resolve it
 Regards
 Linux User

Title: Sound card problem, dtecting driver but no listening sound
Post by: Ricky on September 17, 2005, 06:08:47 PM

Hmm..

Try running following

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fuser -km /dev/dsp .. it will end all processes using the /dev/dsp .

Then try to use your sound !

Also disable any startup sound used by KDE or Gnmoe etc. To do so  use control center in KDE and in gnome look for sound settings etc.