error: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy

Fri Dec 10 08:48:48 UTC 2004

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:58:46 +0000
Gabriel Menini <arlequin8 at imap.cc> wrote:

> That error message comes from xmame, obviously I get no sound for the 
> game, no sound at all, even from MPLayer or XMMS

 See if your user is in audio group, check for /dev/dsp /dev/audio rights,
see if nothing is allocating audio device.

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