-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, My /dev/dsp device is randomly busy, and sound output fails: cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty-five to 2, in the afternoon. Linux: can't open /dev/dsp cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty-five to 2, in the afternoon. cer@nimrodel:~> The two commands above were separated by a mere 5 seconds. There is no program using the sound now. cer@nimrodel:~> saytime ; lsof | grep -i dsp The time is now, a little after twenty-five to 2, in the afternoon. Linux: can't open /dev/dsp cer@nimrodel:~> As you see, lsof doesn't report anything using the device, yet it fails. And a few seconds later, it works: cer@nimrodel:~> saytime ; lsof | grep -i dsp The time is now, almost twenty to 2, in the afternoon. cer@nimrodel:~> It can fail, then work several times in a row: cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. Linux: can't open /dev/dsp cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. Linux: can't open /dev/dsp cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. Linux: can't open /dev/dsp cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. Linux: can't open /dev/dsp cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. cer@nimrodel:~> saytime The time is now, exactly twenty to 2, in the afternoon. This happened since I updated to kernel 2.6.16.21-0.25. I'm using SuSE 10.1 and Gnome. Yet, if I use a program like "beep-media-player" or "xine", it always works. - -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFM3BotTMYHG2NR9URAkn0AJ9soOGClmOr1iFgqsgQXyHxklaXzQCaA/ve XrzJmaDD5fykPwxQqDJklus= =inhv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----