Package: release-notes Severity: normal Tags: patch Hello,
In the "Sound stops working" section, the "alsa checklist" says: - make sure on OSS modules are loaded .... - check whether the command 'cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp' works for root This is contradictory because /dev/dsp does not exist unless you have either the OSS modules loaded or the alsa-oss compatibility layer installed. Attached a patch to replace this with the 'speaker-test' command. I could commit it directly if it's easier for you. Regards, Andrei -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=ro_RO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ro_RO.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>From 047f5a1e0b8fba90e927bc7fc6049134ed37a817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrei Popescu <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:21:33 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] patch to use speaker-test instead of cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp this is needed because previously it is recommended to not have any oss modules loaded, but /dev/dsp does not exist if oss (or the alsa-oss compatibility layer) is not installed. --- trunk/release-notes/en/issues.dbk | 6 ++++-- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/trunk/release-notes/en/issues.dbk b/trunk/release-notes/en/issues.dbk index a81dff3..eb166f9 100644 --- a/trunk/release-notes/en/issues.dbk +++ b/trunk/release-notes/en/issues.dbk @@ -204,8 +204,10 @@ make sure the speakers are actually switched on, and <listitem> <para> check whether the command -<programlisting>cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp</programlisting> -works for <literal>root</literal>. +<programlisting>speaker-test -c2 -l1</programlisting> +produces any sound for <literal>root</literal> and/or your user. +<command>speaker-test</command> can be found in the package +<systemitem role="package">alsa-utils</systemitem>. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> -- 1.6.3.1
