Subject: Re: the emixer package doesn't work...
To: Zach Fine <zach@xdsl014.serv.net>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/19/2000 11:04:22
The package should be patched - could you submit a PR on this? :)
Thanks
David/absolute
On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Zach Fine wrote:
>
> Never mind, emixer does work, but it streams to /dev/dsp, which
> doesn't exist by default on NetBSD systems. I'm guessing that nobody
> else has noticed this because everyone has already made the symbolic
> link from /dev/dsp to /dev/audio to run linux apps. Maybe the pkg
> should either have a patched emixer that uses /dev/audio or the pkg
> script should create the link from /dev/dsp to /dev/audio if /dev/dsp
> doesn't exist.
>
> -Zach Fine
> czyz@serv.net
>
> >>>>> "Zach" == Zach Fine <zach@xdsl014.serv.net> writes:
>
> Zach> I installed the emixer package on my NetBSD 1.4.1 box, but
> Zach> it doesn't work. It brings up a playlist just fine and
> Zach> indicates that it's playing files, but nothing is making its
> Zach> way to my speakers.
>
> Zach> Has anyone had any luck with the audio/emixer package?
>
> Zach> Thanks.
>
> Zach> -Zach Fine czyz@serv.net
>