From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 23 13:13:22 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA08619 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 13:13:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from mhv.net (mgraffam@spice.mhv.net [199.0.0.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA08614 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 13:13:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mgraffam@mhv.net) Received: from localhost (mgraffam@localhost) by mhv.net (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA10004; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:13:05 -0500 Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:13:03 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Graffam To: Eli Lazich cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DOOM In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Eli Lazich wrote: > I have DOOM and LINUX emu installed. When I try to execute DOOM it > complains about /dev/dsp not being available. What is /dev/dsp and how do > I circumvent this problem. > > Eli /dev/dsp is the digital signal processor == a sound device. I'm betting you dont have a soundcard, either that or linux emu doesnt deal with BSD device access to well. Either way, delete sndserver (or move it somewhere other than the current directory) to get Doom without sound. I forget for sure, but -nosound might work. Michael Graffam (mgraffam@mhv.net) http://www.mhv.net/~mgraffam - Religion, Philosophy, Computers, etc "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. . .Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own understanding!" - Immanuel Kant "What is Enlightenment?"