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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

Corrections to my 'mksnddev', which you should put into /dev and run in 
order to make the device files /dev/psd* /dev/audio* /dev/mixer* and 
/dev/sndstat needed to play wav files and probably in general for sound.
The sb.o module for kernel 2.2.14  and other 2.2.x  (maybe also 2.3.x) 
does not make these properly.  Slackware 7.1 and  at least one Redhat 6.x 
version had this problem which generated error messages trying to use play 
(sox), bplay, or splay, about audio sound buffer sizes, ioctl, etc.
The devices were not being made properly (dsp and audio were incorrect,
audio1 was there, but none of the others existed).

Here is the whole thing again:
#Creates sound files needed to play on SB16 with buggy 2.2.14 kernel
# that created these wrongly.  You can also make midi* music patmgr
# sequencer but only dsp and mixer are needed to play. cat /dev/sndstat
# provides info about the sound hardware and software.

cd /dev
rm dsp
rm audio*
mknod audio0 c 14 4
mknod audio1 c 14 20
ln -s audio0 audio
mknod dsp0 c 14 3
mknod dsp1 c 14 19
ln -s dsp0 dsp
#mknod midi00 14 2
#mknod midi01 14 18
#mknod midi02 14 34
#mknod midi03 14 50
#mknod music c 14 8
mknod mixer c 14 0
mknod mixer1 c 14 16
#mknod patmgr0 c 14 17
#mknod patmgr1 c 14 33
#mknod sequencer c 14 1
#ln -s /dev/music sequencer2
mknod sndstat c 14 6
chmod +x *

# These will end up root root.  Correct for audio is root sys.  Works
# anyway, at least as root.

On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, sindi keesan wrote:

> Someone please post for BL2 or kernel 2.2.14 users with SB16 cards (including 
> imitations such as ESS 1370 and 1371) the script mkssnddev:
>
> The script works without #!/bin/sh.
>
> Please let me know which version of Redhat and SuSe use 2.2.14 or later.
> SW7.0 uses 2.2.13 - I was going to try its kernel next.
> ------------------------
>
> #Creates sound device files needed for SB16-type cards on buggy # 2.2.14 
> kernel (SW7.1, BL2, BL3, Redhat 6.x)
> # that created these wrongly. Only dsp and mixer are needed to play.
> # cat /dev/sndstat provides info about the sound hardware and software.
> #  Remove the # before other devices if you want to make those too.
>
> cd /dev
> rm dsp

## > rm audio
should be  rm audio1

> mknod audio0 c 14 4
> mknod audio1 c 14 20
> ln -s audio0 audio
> mknod dsp0 c 14 3
> mknod dsp1 c 14 19

####> ln -s dsp dsp0
Should be
ln -s dsp0 dsp

> #mknod midi00 14 2
> #mknod midi01 14 18
> #mknod midi02 14 34
> #mknod midi03 14 50
> #mknod music c 14 8
> mknod mixer c 14 0
> mknod mixer1 c 14 16
> #mknod patmgr0 c 14 17
> #mknod patmgr1 c 14 33
> #mknod sequencer c 14 1
> #ln -s /dev/music sequencer2
> mknod sndstat c 14 6
> chmod +x *
>
> # These will end up root root.  Correct for audio is root sys.  Works
> # anyway, at least as root.
> ------------------------
>
> On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > I was able to create the dsp files in /dev without a script or MAKEDEV as 
> > follows:
> >
> > mknod dsp0 c 14 3
> > mknod dsp1 c 14 19
> > rm dsp 	[there was an old incorrect file so I could not make a 
> > symlink]
> > ln -s dsp0 dsp
> > chmod +x dsp*
> >
> > The files are root root, not root sys.  Will this change itself or cause 
> > problems and if so what do I do about it?
> > The old audio1 is root sys, and the new audio0 is root root.
> > My index does not list mknod.
> > PLEASE HELP!!!!
> >
> > Once I figure out how to change root to sys, I will try playing wav files 
> > again after rebooting with bare.i kernel, and then create /dev/mixer, 
> > which another site says is the only thing you need besides /dev/dsp to 
> > just play sound.
> >
> > rm audio
> > mknod audio0 c 14 4
> > ln -s audio0 audio
> > chmod +x audio*
> >
> > mknod mixer c 14 0
> > mknod mixer1 c 14 16
> > chmod +x mixer*
> >
> > The numbers are major and minor numbers.
> >
> > For anyone using this posting as a reference the numbers are:
> > mknod midi00 c 14 2
> > ....  midi01 c 14 18
> > midi02 14 34
> > midi03 14 50
> > music 14 8
> > patmgr0 14 17
> > patmgr1 14 33
> > sequencer 14 1
> > sndstat 14 6
> >
> > ln -s /dev/music sequencer2
> >
> > You need other files to use the PC speaker sound driver.
> >
> > > Can I or modify these files manually to match what is in the book (plus 
> > > adding the column with sys)?  Looks like I need to assign root, sys, and 
> > > two numbers and a name. I have the list of what they should be (on the 
> > > other computer).  Or I suppose I could plug in an ESS SOLO card and run 
> > > esssolo1.o and maybe that will make the files for me.  Might have been 
> > > what miraculously helped someone else who was experimenting with this.
> > >
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