[ILUG] Who is blocking /dev/dsp

[Martin Donlon]

You can try esddsp <program-name> to try and force an app to use esd.

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On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Jakma, Paul wrote:

> try fuser. eg 
> 
> fuser /dev/dsp.
> 
> Note that RH6 uses a sound daemon (esd, part of esound iirc). Which is a
> much better way of doing things. However it does mean mean /dev/dsp is
> always in use, which is annoying if you still have to use app's that don't
> know about esd.
> 
> To make live easier esd takes a commandline arg to make it release /dev/dsp
> when idle.  Check the man page for this option.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Paul Jakma
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Fred Cummins [mailto:fred.cummins at ucd.ie]
> > Sent: 25 January 2000 11:58
> > To: ilug at linux.ie
> > Subject: [ILUG] Who is blocking /dev/dsp
> > 
> > 
> > Anyone know a way to find out which process is hogging /dev/dsp when I
> > get the message
> > 
> > > /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
> > 
> > ?
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > fred
> > 
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