Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy

Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org> [12-02-18 17:36]:
> meino.cramer@×××.de writes:
>
> > Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org> [12-02-18 16:52]:
>
> > > I want to play Quake3. games-fps/quake3 works, but somehow extra stuff
> > > (maps, models) I downloaded and put into /opt/quake3/baseq3 is not
> > > being used. I think I had such problems before, so I used to run
> > > games-fps/quake3-bin instead. I have no sound.
> > >
> > > There are error messages:
> > >
> > > /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
> > > Could not open /dev/dsp
> > >
> > > This is true, even as root I cannot echo something to this device.
> > > lsof and fuser return nothing, so I wonder what is using the device.
> > >
> > > I had sound problems with Quake3 in the past, and found a wrapper
> > > script quake3-sdl-sound [*], that worked. But now it doesn't.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? There will be a big match going on with my little sister
> > > this evening, so you see this is a really really important issue!
>
> I just found a workaround: It seems games-fps/quake3 looks for stuff
> in /usr/share/games/quake3 only. I made this a symlink to /opt/quake3,
> and now all the custom maps and models are found. But still I would like
> t know how to make such applications work again.
>
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> > try (as root)
> >
> >     fuser /dev/dsp
> >
> > to figure out, which task helds that device...
>
> I get no output at all.
>
> 	Wonko
>

?Hu?

The access rights to that device are ok...?

mcc