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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: Gentoo Users List <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] mpg123: Can't open /dev/dsp!
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:10:36
Message-Id: 20060318220512.GA8976@waltdnes.org
1 xmms works OK, but mpg123 complains about not being able to open
2 /dev/dsp. /dev/dsp is a symlink to /dev/sound/dsp
3
4 [m3000][waltdnes][~] ll /dev/dsp
5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root audio 9 Mar 18 01:09 /dev/dsp -> sound/dsp
6 [m3000][waltdnes][~] ll /dev/sound/dsp
7 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Mar 18 01:02 /dev/sound/dsp
8
9 both my regular userid and my special-use ID are members of "audio"
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11 [m3000][waltdnes][~] grep audio /etc/group
12 audio:x:18:waltdnes,user2
13
14 "revdep-rebuild --ask" doesn't find anything broken.
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16 The only thing I've been doing recently has been building/rebuilding
17 my kernel with/without ehci_ocd/ohci_ocd to track down problems with
18 mounting USB peripherals.
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21 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> In linux /sbin/init is Job #1
22 My musings on technology and security at http://tech_sec.blog.ca
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Re: [gentoo-user] mpg123: Can't open /dev/dsp! Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
[gentoo-user] Re: mpg123: Can't open /dev/dsp! Simon Kellett <zoxed_c@×××××.de>