error: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy

[Danilo Piazzalunga]

Gabriel Menini wrote:
> Now, how can I "see if anything is allocationg audio device"?

Use "lsof /dev/dsp" to find if any process is using the audio device. You
should find it is held by ESD: it is the sound server, and you either:

 *  kill it: "killall esd"
 * disable it: Applications -> Preferences -> Audio, uncheck "Enable sound
   server startup
 * configure your applications to use ESD
    - For xmms, you simply select eSound as the output plugin
    - For MPlayer, you set "ao=esd" in ~/.mplayer/config (or choose esd as
      audio driver within the GUI).
    - For other applications, you install esound-clients and then run your app
      with esddsp, e.g. "esddsp xmame".

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