/dev/dsp turns into a directory everytime I reboot

snorkel

I delete the damn thing, then do a ln -s /dev/sound/dsp /dev/dsp to create the link. After I create the link everything works, i.e. KDE sound, UT2003 etc etc, after I reboot dsp the link is replaced by dsp the dir.

This all started happening after I installed a new kernel, went from gentoo-sources to the gaming sources.

Anyone have any Ideas?

Thanks,

T

thunder · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:54 am Post subject:

after boot kernel is creating compiled devices so you have to add to src script rm -rf /dev/dsp and link it to your dsp

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longshot · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 90

I also see this behaviour for /dev/dsp, and I see it for /dev/rtc. I'm using 2.6.0-test4 (now 2.6.0-test5).

I've been deleting and linking manually, looking and wating for a better solution.

thunder's explanation is a bit terse for me. Is there configuration for controlling the kernel creating "compiled devices" - its not a term I've seen. I'm surprised others arent seeing/reporting the problem, and I was thinking it must be something narrow that I've done or set somewhere, rather than being widespread. I've spent quite a while trying to sort it out (including comparing all my rc scripts and conf files with those in cvs).

Is adding

rm /dev/dsp
ln -s /dev/sound/dsp /dev/dsp
rm /dev/rtc
ln -s /dev/misc/rtc /dev/rtc

to one of the startup scripts what others are doing?

Use local.start?

gilesjuk · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 3:50 pm Post subject: DevFS

All of you guys need to look at the DevFS, making entries in /dev is a thing of the past now (for Gentoo anyway). It's all contolled by the devfs config files etc...
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snorkel · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject:

I have looked at my devfs config files and there is a entry in there to create the dsp file, I don't think that is the problem.

I updated the kernel on another PC and the link to /dev/sound/dsp is being created fine.

longshot · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 90

I likewise have devfs enabled and alias entries for /dev/dsp and /dev/rtc. But they are still being created as directories rather than symlinks.

Peaceable Frood · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject:

DevFS is marked obsolete in the 2.6 kernel so I believe its on automatically or you don't need it anymore.
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Roguelazer · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:36 pm Post subject:

No, there's a new one. udev or something like that. Anyone heard of it? (Not me until I was browsing the help in my mm-sources)
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longshot · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 90

Have a look in /lib/dev-state. See if there is a dsp directory there. There was in mine, I deleted it, thereafter I get a symlink to /dev/sound/dsp. devfs uses /lib/dev-state for changes to /dev which need to be persisted.

I did likewise for rtc, and it fixed most of my problems there also - except that /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq isnt created (for mplayer).

Search the forums for dev-state will turn up previous similar problem and suggested solution.

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snorkel · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:23 am Post subject:

Thanks,
That was the problem :-)

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