Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:35:22 GMT From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/155095: [PATCH] Multimedia chapter should mention dsp no longer created Message-ID: <201102271735.p1RHZMu4086047@zeus.bayofrum.net> Resent-Message-ID: <201102271810.p1RIAA5J067281@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 155095
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] Multimedia chapter should mention dsp no longer created
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 27 18:10:10 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Chris Rees
>Release: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD zeus.bayofrum.net 8.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2 #0: Wed Feb 23 16:10:57 UTC 2011 root@zeus.bayofrum.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ZEUS i386
>Description:
The /dev/dsp* files are no longer created when sound drivers are loaded, causing me to chase problems for ages on correct drivers... This could help others in the same boat
>How-To-Repeat:
zeus# kldload sound && kldload snd_driver
zeus# ls /dev/dsp*
zeus# echo wtf has happened to my dsp files\?\?\?\?
>Fix:
- Document the nature of /dev/dsp* -- not created until accessed
Submitted by: Chris Rees (utisoft_at_gmail.com)
--- doc-handbook-sound.patch begins here ---
Index: books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /exports/cvsroot-freebsd/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.139
diff -u -r1.139 chapter.sgml
--- books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml 3 Dec 2010 09:38:53 -0000 1.139
+++ books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml 27 Feb 2011 17:27:48 -0000
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@
This command line should produce some noise, confirming the
sound card is actually working.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>The files <filename>/dev/dsp*</filename> are only made when
+ touched/created; they will not appear under &man.ls.1; before then.</para>
+ </note>
+
<para>Sound card mixer levels can be changed via the &man.mixer.8;
command. More details can be found in the &man.mixer.8; manual
page.</para>
--- doc-handbook-sound.patch ends here ---
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