On Sun Jun 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM CEST, Mark Millard wrote:
> On 6/6/26 14:17, Mark Millard wrote:
>> After official-pkgbase upgrading the boot armv7 main kernel, the boot
>> now reports:
>> 
>> Starting devd.
>> sysrc: unknown variable 'virtual_oss_default_control_device'
>> virtual_oss_cmd: Could not open '/dev/'
>> sysrc: unknown variable 'virtual_oss_default_control_device'
>> virtual_oss_cmd: Could not open '/dev/'
>> 
>> I do not remember those from previously but I may well have not noticed.
>> 
>> I've never set up anything associated with virtual_oss that I remember.
>> 
>> I've not updated the boot world yet.
>> 
>> For reference:
>> 
>> # uname -apKU
>> FreeBSD OPiP2E-RPi2v1p1 16.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT
>> main-n286433-d53633bfcf24 GENERIC-NODEBUG arm armv7 1600018 1600018
>> 
>> # sysctl hw.fdt
>> hw.fdt.serial-number: REDACTED
>> hw.fdt.freebsd-version: 6.12
>> hw.fdt.compatible: xunlong,orangepi-plus2e allwinner,sun8i-h3
>> hw.fdt.model: Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E
>> 
>> 
>
> After the boot-world official pkgbase upgrade and reboot:
>
> Starting devd.
> virtual_oss_cmd: Could not open control device: /dev/vdsp.ctl: No such
> file or directory
> virtual_oss_cmd: Could not open control device: /dev/vdsp.ctl: No such
> file or directory

I am aware of this. It is harmless, and comes from the rules in
/etc/devd/snd.conf who make use of virtual_oss(8) unconditionally. Will
try to address this in a clean way.

Christos

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