Date: 3 Aug 1999 08:39:30 -0000 From: nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/12937: Adding "I can't create the snd0 device!" to the FAQ Message-ID: <19990803083930.22869.qmail@rucus.ru.ac.za>
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>Number: 12937
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Adding "I can't create the snd0 device!" to the FAQ
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 3 01:40:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Neil Blakey-Milner
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE i386
>Organization:
Rhodes University Computer Users' Society
>Environment:
FreeBSD rucus.ru.ac.za 3.0-STABLE FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE #0: Tue Feb 9 22:52:23 GMT 1999 grahams@rucus.ru.ac.za:/usr/src/sys/compile/RUCUS-SMP i386
>Description:
In response to the frequently asked question regarding the creation
of the mythical snd0 device. I'm not sure which section this should
fall under, but "administration" had questions about adding virtual
terminals.
>How-To-Repeat:
cd /dev
sh MAKEDEV snd0
ls snd0
printf "Hi!!!!\n\nI was told to create snd0, and I ran the command, and
nothing happened!!!!! There is no snd0 file!!!!" | mail -s "can't create
sound device" questions@FreeBSD.org
>Fix:
--- admin.sgml.orig Tue Aug 3 09:13:13 1999
+++ admin.sgml Tue Aug 3 10:37:40 1999
@@ -956,6 +956,20 @@
</enum>
<sect1>
+ <heading>I can't create the snd0 device!</heading>
+
+ <p>The command to create the devices for the sound card is:
+<verb>
+ # cd /dev
+ # sh MAKEDEV snd0
+</verb>
+
+ <p>However, this does not make a device named <tt>/dev/snd0</tt>.
+ Instead, it creates devices named <tt>mixer0</tt>, <tt>sndstat0</tt>,
+ <tt>dsp0</tt>, and others. Running the command is still necessary
+ to add sound devices, however.
+
+ <sect1>
<heading>How do I re-read /etc/rc.conf and re-start /etc/rc without
a reboot?</heading>
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