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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be aware that x11amp-0.8 is obsolete by at least 2 years.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
> > 
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