Re: sound device "busy"

[Pastor Robert Cox <gtpc puc net>]

pastor Cox replies:
yes, I tried these. The sndconfig goes through its' process, then at the end
when it tries to play a sound it say the device or resource does not exist or
is busy. Well of course it doesnt  exist because it is not being loaded in
the boot process because there the message reason is "resource is busy"...

Bob McClure Jr wrote:

Pastor Robert Cox wrote:

> >Pastor Robert Cox wrote:

> > I am running RedHat 6.0 with a SoundBlaster compatible sound card (ESS

> > something or other). When I try to do anything to set up the sound, (and

> > even in the boot process I note the module can't be loaded because) the
> > device is busy.
> > I have disabled all PnP in the Bios, the solution that worked with
> > Caldera, but to no avail.
>
> 1.  Have you tried sndconfig?  I think you need to run it on a text
> console.  If in X, do <Ctrl><Alt><F1> to get a text console.  Log in as
> root.  Run "sndconfig".  It should identify the card, build new
> configuration files, set up the card, and play a sound sample and a midi
> sample.  When done, type "exit" or <Ctrl>D, then <Alt><F7> to get back
> to the GUI.
>
> 2.  You might need to enable PNP to make the above work.
>
> 3.  There is a web page on configuring one breed of ESS card at