On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:00:20 +0000 (UTC) Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: (...) > > /dev/dsp surely exists in case the snd-pcm-oss driver module is > > loaded. > > In this very case, in fact, according to the OP's lsmod list, so, right. > > Of course, at the same time we are obliged to note gandering at his > module list that he's loading Alsa modules, too. > > IOW he'd loading both oss and Alsa modules simultaneously (I think > I'm repeating myself).
snd-pcm-oss *is* an alsa module, you won't get anywhere with that without loading the proper alsa drivers for your sound card too. > > https://wiki.debian.org/ALSA#ALSA_and_OSS > > If you don't unload all OSS modules then ALSA modules will not be able > to initialise (or work properly) because the OSS driver will be futzing > with the sound hardware that the ALSA driver needs to control. If you > see a message about "sound card not detected" and you are sure you have > the right ALSA driver, the presence of an OSS module could be the > reason. > > Maybe this, as they say in French, explains that. Or maybe not. I dunno. No, this refers to the old OSS sound drivers which I think today are no longer available in the linux kernel. With snd-pcm-oss you can use applications which only support the OSS /dev/dsp interface without breaking support for regular ALSA apps. Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. Sometimes a feeling is all we humans have to go on. -- Kirk, "A Taste of Armageddon", stardate 3193.9