Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 23:36:14 -0500 From: T Kellers <kellers@njit.edu> To: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Confused about sound servers Message-ID: <200401022336.14808.kellers@njit.edu> In-Reply-To: <3FF61B97.5030600@fastmail.fm> References: <3FF5CB40.5020603@fastmail.fm> <200401021923.12913.kellers@njit.edu> <3FF61B97.5030600@fastmail.fm>
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On Friday 02 January 2004 08:32 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: > T Kellers wrote: > >On Friday 02 January 2004 06:49 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: > >>Eric F Crist wrote: > >>>On Friday 02 January 2004 02:06 pm, T Kellers wrote: > >>>>Don't use both device pcm and the .ko modules. The sound won't work at > >>>>all or, if it does, not properly. You may not even have any keyboard > >>>>beeps (^G's) if both are loaded. > >>> > >>>I find I only add the device pcm line to my kernel and everything works > >>>fine. Gnome, KDE, console beeps. Everything works and I don't usually > >>>worry about the sound servers. When you install one of the window > >>>managers, as long as you install the multimedia package, the correct > >>>sound server gets installed too. This has been working for me for about > >>>5 years now. > >>> > >>>HTH > >> > >>Update here...I have removed the entries in /boot/loader.conf and now > >>only have the kernel compiled with my 'device PCM' entry. > >> > >>'dmesg | grep pcm' shows my soundcard entry and cat /dev/sndstat shows > >>it as well. > >> > >>I have rebooted after taking the entries out of loader.conf. > >> > >>When I try something like > >> > >>% play KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav > >> > >>I get: > >> > >>play: /dev/dsp: Operation not supported by device > >> > >>What might be causing this that I could look into? > > > >%play /usr/local/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav > >play: /dev/dsp: Operation not supported by device > > > > > >I get that same message after I've shut down the arts server > > > >However > >artsplay /usr/local/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav > > > >works fine as long as artsd is running > > > >%ps -ax | grep arts > >14333 p0 S 0:01.69 artsd > >14343 p0 R+ 0:00.00 grep arts > > > > > >If you have KDE installed, try: > > > >%artsd & > >%artsplay /usr/local/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_Ahem.wav > > > >You should hear Mr Ahem clear his throat right from the command line. > > > >Tim > > Tried that and I get the following: > > Can't connect to sound server Please try: ps -ax | grep arts and see if artsd is running If you start it manually you need to run artsd & before you type the test file entry. Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT
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