Using 7.10 gutsy gibbon with newest updates, and i can confirm the same problem.
However, did the following right after a clean install, dist-upgrade and login (to be sure there's no weird processes blocking /dev/dsp): $ cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp bash: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy $ ps ax | grep esd 15858 ? SL 0:00 /usr/bin/esd -nobeeps $ kill 15858 $ cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp [add some white noise here] - ctrl+c $ So should be an ESD problem, not FF or Java or something. And the "ESD problem" is caused by ubuntu running ESD on the background with the option -nobeeps. Killing the ESD process frees the sound card and vóila, sounds working again! Don't know really which package this affects, hopefully someone will take a look at this. ** Summary changed: - /dev/dsp busy, but no program using it + /dev/dsp busy, weird ESD process using it ** Description changed: Previously discussed at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=313755, this bug presents itself to Edgy Eft users, perhaps only ones who upgraded from Dapper. These commands pretty much tell the story: $ sudo fuser /dev/dsp $ sudo lsof /dev/dsp $ sudo cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp bash: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy $ The result is that any program dependent on sound is unable to speak with the sound card. After a period of time it will reset itself and sound is restored until it next freezes up. It affects systems using OSS and ALSA. If the user logs out and back in, sound is restored for a time. The only thing I see related to sound in 'ps ax' when the /dev/dsp is busy is a couple esd lines: $ ps ax|grep esd 6322 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 1 -spawnfd 19 6323 ? SL 0:06 /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 1 -spawnfd 19 + + I'm adding some info from Gutsy: + Using 7.10 gutsy gibbon with newest updates, and i can confirm the same problem. + + However, did the following right after a clean install, dist-upgrade and + login (to be sure there's no weird processes blocking /dev/dsp): + + $ cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp + bash: /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy + $ ps ax | grep esd + 15858 ? SL 0:00 /usr/bin/esd -nobeeps + $ kill 15858 + $ cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp + [add some white noise here] - ctrl+c + $ + + So should be an ESD problem, not FF or Java or something. + And the "ESD problem" is caused by ubuntu running ESD on the background with the option -nobeeps. + Killing the ESD process frees the sound card and vóila, sounds working again! + + Don't know really which package this affects, hopefully someone will + take a look at this. -- /dev/dsp busy, weird ESD process using it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/76876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
