From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp014.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.58]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16ouD8-00081S-00 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 17:42:06 -0500 Received: from igueths (AUTH login) at h0020780ec921.ne.client2.attbi.com (HELO mycomputer) (igueths@24.62.33.0) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Mar 2002 22:42:09 -0000 Message-ID: <002c01c1d2ba$c8dc10e0$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <002a01c1d2af$882aca60$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020323155642.B333@uic.edu> Subject: Re: alsa question Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 17:33:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Greg. Then that's a major mistake in the alsa sound howto! Unless = they just wanted readers to test whether or not binary code was being = sent to the device? But that doesn't make sense. Besides the fact that = the howto refers to an old version of the drivers. Also, what is the = difference between /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c, and /dev/snd/pcmC0D0P? I know what = the c0 and d0 mean, but what are the c and p for in the two device = files? ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gregory Nowak To: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Re: alsa question > You cannot use cat to send audio files to devices. Instead use "play = filename.au". You could use aplay too, but I still can't get aplay or = arecord to work. > Greg >=20 >=20 > On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 04:13:07PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > > Hi listers. I have my sound card module loaded from = /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc, which is where my alsa modules are located. In = /dev/snd, I have pcmC0D0C, and pcmC0D0P. To make sure the card worked, I = did the following: cat english.au /dev/snd/pcmC0D0C. All I got was a = resounding beeping from the pc speaker, no audio. Can I not use cat to = send audio to the sound card so it will play it? Or would it be better = to use wavplay to do audio testing? Thanks in advance!=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >=20 > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com