[mythtv-users] /dev/dsp inconcistent in Myth, but works in Freevo...

[Dennis Taul]

fuser will tell you if the device is in use

fuser -a /dev/dsp

/dev/dsp:
No process references;


also, just try 'cat audiofile > /dev/dsp'


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Weber" <htpc at thedynaplex.net>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] /dev/dsp inconcistent in Myth,but works in
Freevo...


> On Friday 05 September 2003 7:41 pm, Isaac Richards wrote:
>
> > If it says it can't open the audio device, it can't open the audio
device.
> > Permissions are wrong or whatnot.
>
> Hmmm, it could also be that something else has the device open and just
> hasn't released it yet.  If one app can open it and another can't, that
does
> not sound like a permissions problem to me.
>
> OR, maybe there is a stale lock still present for the device.
>
> 8-Dale
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