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Re: something wrong with audio

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On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:00:20 +0000 (UTC)
Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote:

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> > /dev/dsp surely exists in case the snd-pcm-oss driver module is
> > loaded.
> 
> In this very case, in fact, according to the OP's lsmod list, so, right.
> 
> Of course, at the same time we are obliged to note gandering at his
> module list that he's loading Alsa modules, too.
> 
> IOW he'd loading both oss and Alsa modules simultaneously (I think
> I'm repeating myself).

snd-pcm-oss *is* an alsa module, you won't get anywhere with that without
loading the proper alsa drivers for your sound card too.

> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/ALSA#ALSA_and_OSS
> 
>  If you don't unload all OSS modules then ALSA modules will not be able
>  to initialise (or work properly) because the OSS driver will be futzing
>  with the sound hardware that the ALSA driver needs to control. If you
>  see a message about "sound card not detected" and you are sure you have
>  the right ALSA driver, the presence of an OSS module could be the
>  reason.
> 
> Maybe this, as they say in French, explains that. Or maybe not. I dunno.

No, this refers to the old OSS sound drivers which I think today are no
longer available in the linux kernel. With snd-pcm-oss you can use
applications which only support the OSS /dev/dsp interface without
breaking support for regular ALSA apps.

Regards

Michael

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  Re: something wrong with audio steve <dlist@bluewin.ch> - 2018-10-08 19:20 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-10-08 20:30 +0200
      Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-08 20:50 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-08 20:50 +0200
  Re: something wrong with audio Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-10-08 20:50 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-08 21:00 +0200
      Re: something wrong with audio Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-10-08 21:00 +0200
        Fwd: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-09 10:10 +0200
      Re: something wrong with audio David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-08 22:00 +0200
        Re: something wrong with audio Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-10-08 22:30 +0200
  Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-08 20:50 +0200
  Re: something wrong with audio Kent West <westk@acu.edu> - 2018-10-08 21:40 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-08 22:10 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-09 10:20 +0200
  Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-09 13:30 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-10-09 20:00 +0200
  Re: something wrong with audio Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-09 14:10 +0200
    Re: something wrong with audio dotdeb@gmail.com - 2018-10-09 14:10 +0200
      Re: something wrong with audio Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-09 14:40 +0200
        Re: something wrong with audio Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-10-10 11:20 +0200
          Re: something wrong with audio Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-10 14:10 +0200
            Re: something wrong with audio Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-10-11 01:00 +0200
              Re: something wrong with audio Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-11 10:00 +0200
          Re: something wrong with audio "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2018-10-10 14:40 +0200

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