[Gnome22-user] GNOME 2.2 ESD Expects Devices in /dev/sound When Running Kernel 2.6 Only

[James Strandboge]

On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 13:34, Michael G. Morey wrote:
> All,
> 
> I've been testing kernel version 2.6 from http://www.backports.org. 
> I've found that when I boot 2.6 and start GNOME 2.2, it complains about
> the absence of a device, /dev/sound/mixer.  I don't even have a sound
> directory in /dev, and so am wondering what it is about the kernel that
> would cause this behavior.  Is there script I should run to create
> device files in /dev/sound?  I've already got sound device files (such
> as /dev/dsp), created by the ALSA snddevices script.  Am I missing
> something here?  How can I tell GNOME ESD to use my existing devices,
> and not expect to find them in /dev/sound?  Alternatively, how can I
> create equivalent device nodes in /dev/sound to what I've already
> created in /dev?
> 
> Any suggestions proffered would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.

Make sure you have the OSS compatible modules loaded (specifically
snd-mixer-oss, but others may be needed or userful).  gnome2.2 does not
support the pure alsa interface IIRC.  

Jamie

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