On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:42:51 -0700 (PDT), in message alpine.LNX.2.11.1506181037530.5863@localhost, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2015, King Beowulf wrote:
>
> > make sure /dev/snd are root:root and perms 755; contents are
> > root:audio with perms 660 and suid on execution.
>
> Ed,
>
> Yes, /dev/snd/ is 755 and owned by root:root.
>
> What I don't understand is why the xmms warning message tells me
> that oss_open() failed to open /dev/dsp. Since OSS has been
> deprecated why is alsa calling oss_open()?
Alsa is not calling oss; alsa is the _replacement_ for oss. XMMS
is calling oss, for whatever reason. Check the output plugins for
XMMS; you'll probably find an oss plugin.
Just a data point.
--Dale
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