/dev/dsp: device is used by another service

[Michael Shapiro]

Do a 'fuser /dev/dsp' to see what program is using it. Then kill that program and try again.


* Gabriele Pohl (listig at dipohl.de) wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> i hope you can help me with the following problem:
> 
> When I start the program, I get this error:
> 
> VideoLAN Client - version 0.2.73 Ourumov - (C)1996-2001
> VideoLAN  
> intf: interface initialized
> vout error: didn't find a suitable Xvideo image input port.
> vout error: video initialization failed, video is deactivated
> /dev/dsp: Das Ger?t oder die Ressource ist belegt
> 
> -> translation to english:
> /dev/dsp: device is used by another service
> 
> input: opening file `dvd:/dev/dvd'
> 
> I made the program with:
> 
>    make distclean && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gnome \
>       --enable-fb  --enable-esd \
>       --enable-alsa --enable-mga --enable-gtk  \
>       --disable-optimizatons
> 
> And disabled SDL manually in Makefile.opts, cause there are
> compiling errors if it's choosen in the Plugin-List.
> 
> With the resulting program, I can hear the sound of the
> disk, but video is disabled.
> 
> Any idea how I can debug or solve the problem?
> 
> Yours
> 
> Gabriele
> 
> 
> 

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