>
> >
> > So, to get working sound one needs devfs?
> >
>
> *If* your kernel was compiled with devfs support *then* you need to
> mount devfs to access ALSA namespace. Mandrake kernels are compiled
with
> devfs.
>
>
> > I am happily using alsa *right now* without devfs mounted.
>
To clarify - _if_ you have devfs _and_ do not mount it _and_ create
/dev/snd/* manually - it works. But it is not how it is supposed to
work.
-andrej
> Do you use Mandrake kernel? Do you use ALSA (or you just access sound
> via OSS emulation)? OSS emulation whould work, ALSA-pure not. See my
> another mail.
>
> > Also, if alsa requires devfs, you should put it in the dependencies
> for
> > the
> > tools:
>
> What dependencies and how do you express them? Do you really
understand
> what devfs is?
>
> -andrej
