Hi Jim, On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Jim McCloskey <mccl...@ucsc.edu> wrote: > After installation of the basic infrastructure (the snd package itself) you > need > to install one of the user interface packages---snd-gtk-jack, snd-gtk-pulse, > or > snd-gtk. The first builds in Jack support, the second builds in pulse-audio > support, and the third (which I have always used) should just interface > directly > with Alsa.
snd-gtk and snd-alsa are virtual packages provided by snd-gtk-{jack,pulse}. > The upgrade process was quite fraught, because on startup, snd complained > about > missing extension files and faulty load-paths. I got past those problems by > removing a .snd_guile_prefs file in my home directory left there by the > previous > version of the package. > Could you provide me a full detailed log? It would be useful in order to collect more information about this issue. > can't play: open read /dev/dsp: No such file or directory > [audio.c[1825] linux_audio_open_with_error] This needs investigation too. Which snd packages have you installed now? > I notice that the version of snd-gtk available in the repositories is very old > (7.18-2.2 0 from lenny, with no version at all in squeeze or sid) [...] As said above, it isn't a real binary package anymore, it's just provided by both snd-gtk-pulse and snd-gtk-jack. -- Alessio Treglia <ales...@alessiotreglia.com> Debian & Ubuntu Developer | Homepage: http://www.alessiotreglia.com 0FEC 59A5 E18E E04F 6D40 593B 45D4 8C7C DCFC 3FD0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktinh-ptaqzujypnhu_t-pi6l7h3ys0jpnde6r...@mail.gmail.com