You're conflating (at least) two issues. For the recording symptom, you should follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/InstallingLinuxAlsaDriverModules.
For the removal of OSS emulation, there is a separate bug report. On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Rahul Kumar <682...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Public bug reported: > > My Asus u50f laptop came with Windows 7 which I promptly removed and > installed Ubuntu 10.10, however I'm unable to use my microphone to record > anything since installing Ubuntu, and I'm beginning to miss it. To the best > of my knowledge this device is not muted in any of the many applications to > control sound/volume. ls -l /dev/dsp* shows no devices. > http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=ef79209aeb8fb303a9d57c996adc880862814bb1 > The above link provides some information about the system/configuration. > Would appreciate any help you could provide. Thank you. -- [Conexant CX20585] Recording problem - unable to record with any application, /dev/dsp* doesn't exist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682540 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs