Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 08:28:41 -0400 From: Michael Dungan <vega@res142a-008.rh.rit.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: x11amp unable to open the audio device Message-ID: <20010511082841.A13038@rit.edu> In-Reply-To: <6CD2CEC2.0023BE84.02FF9DBE@netscape.net>; from hanbauder@netscape.net on Fri, May 11, 2001 at 04:01:12AM -0400 References: <20010510145523.99541.qmail@web14102.mail.yahoo.com> <6CD2CEC2.0023BE84.02FF9DBE@netscape.net>
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be aware that x11amp-0.8 is obsolete by at least 2 years. it became xmms awhile back. you should be using that. /usr/ports/audio/xmms mike On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 04:01:12AM -0400, hanbauder@netscape.net wrote: > I'm sure compile the kernel with sound card support. I can play Mp3 music in the command line with amp-0.7.6 and I can play CD with cd-console very well. But I don't know why the X11amp can't open the audio device in X window. I also find most mp3 player run in X window or Kde2.1.1 can't open the audio device. Why? > Thank you for your response. > Hanbauder > > "K. Greenwood" <k_greenwood1@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Nobody else has bothered to respond, so I may as well > > try. > > > > First off, I'm assuming you have compiled your kernel > > w. support for > > your sound card (ie. pcm specified). > > > > Then see if it is properly detecting. Either reboot > > (or preferably) go > > to /var/log and check your dmesg and note the sound > > card detected. > > > > If not, recompile the kernel. Hopefully you know how > > to do this > > but if not visit > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html > > > > After this is done you have to create a device for it > > to use. Go to /dev and type: > > > > ./MAKEDEV snd0 > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > --- hanbauder@netscape.net wrote: > > > The x11amp-0.8 on my system (IBM ThinkPad 600E, > > > FreeBSD 4.3 Release, KDE 2.1.1) can run only once, > > > it complains "Unable to open the audio device" for > > > each time it runs after that. Why? > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > Hanbauder > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- ___________________________________________________________ "AND IN CONCLUSION TECHNOLOGY CHANGES THE FLAVOR OF ARCTIC CIRCLE CANDY AND MAKES MILK GO SOUR!!!" - Mr. Nutty from "A TOWN MEETING" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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