4.10-RELEASE-p3 i386 problem with /dev/dsp

Roman Neuhauser neuhauser at sigpipe.cz
Thu May 26 07:47:41 PDT 2005


# neuhauser at sigpipe.cz / 2005-05-23 16:10:03 +0200:
> I have a machine with FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p3 i386 (450MHz P3/Celeron)
> that has been running just fine, but after ~ 120 days something
> happened to /dev/dsp, and I can no longer play mp3s. A restart would
> most probably fix it, but I'd like to know if it's possible to determine
> (and fix) the issue on a running system. Yes, I'm fond of my uptime
> ("up 133 days, 20:04", including an X session), but I'd also like to know if
> this is recoverable or requires the windows-style bandaid.

    the box rebooted after kldunload snd, I was in X and don't have
    a dump. I'll try to remember to set up kernel debugging within
    the next few days so that I have more information if (when) this
    happens next time. expect to hear from me some time in September. :)

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