Newbie: help needed!

Hi all,

I currently using solaris 10 x86. I installed audio driver oss. when i give osstest I am getting following error

*** Scanning sound adapter #-1 ***

/dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm0 (audio engine 0): Intel HD Audio play-front output

- Device busy (opened by PID 0/VMIX)

*** Scanning sound adapter #-1 ***

/dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm1 (audio engine 1): Intel HD Audio play-rear output

- Performing audio playback test... /dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm1: Device busy

The device is busy. There is some other application

using it.

Can't open the device

/dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm2 (audio engine 2): Intel HD Audio play-center/LFE output

- Performing audio playback test... /dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm2: Device busy

The device is busy. There is some other application

using it.

Can't open the device

/dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm3 (audio engine 3): Intel HD Audio play-side output

- Performing audio playback test... /dev/oss/hdaudio0/pcm3: Device busy

The device is busy. There is some other application

using it.

Can't open the device

Note: Its working fine in CDE but not in JDS.

Another problem is i cant hear sound in CDE when i play movie or song.

Suggest some help.

Tx!!! IN Advance

[1301 byte] By [Alphaonea] at [2007-11-26 20:43:12]
# 1

This is a normal behavior because of the sound server of the Java desktop. Test there rather with the sounds of system events in the configuration menu.

So sound doesn't work in CDE either ? For testing change to CDE and check with audio control the volume and mute setting. If I remember right OSS comes along with ossmixer. So check these settings as well and try to playback something:

ossplay /usr/demo/SOUND/sounds/bark.au

Is the affected machine a laptop ? If it still fails it might a good idea to boot with different ACPI settings.

oliberta at 2007-7-10 2:03:26 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...
# 2
Hi,Thanks for reply.ossplay -v /usr/demo/SOUND/sounds/bark.auPlaying .au file /usr/demo/SOUND/sounds/bark.au, mu-law/mono/8000 HzIts playing the file but no sound.What should i do?Can you suggest some help?Thanks
Alphaonea at 2007-7-10 2:03:26 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...
# 3

You might have a problem with ACPI especially if the affected machine is a laptop. For a test it might be a good idea to boot in the ACPI legacy mode and check if sound is working in CDE with ossplay:

Hit e (for edit) on regular Solaris boot in grub, move down to "kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot", hit e again and append the following boot option:

-B acpi-user-options=0x8

Hit enter and boot with this option and check sound in CDE. If it still fails try more ACPI limitations with the following values:

0x4

0x2

Hope this helps,

Oliver

oliberta at 2007-7-10 2:03:26 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...
# 4
I am not using laptop. I have desktop. Please help me out to get sound in JDS.Thank you.
Alphaonea at 2007-7-10 2:03:26 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...