[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#526648: Bug#526648: alsa-base: /proc/asound/dev not present

[Charles G Montgomery]

Thanks for your quick response.

On Saturday 02 May 2009, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> > The symlink /dev/snd is dangling.
>
> Seems to be crufted from old installs.
> [...]
> > ~ [502]$ file /dev/snd
> > /dev/snd: broken symbolic link to `/proc/asound/dev'
>
> Try to delete that link, reboot and test again.
> [...]
>
I tried that, with no joy.

> > --- Begin /proc/asound/version ---
> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.
> > --- End /proc/asound/version ---
>
> Please update to at least the lenny version.
>
I purged and then reinstalled alsa-base, alsa-utils, and 
linux-sound-base, and nothing changed.  Perhaps I need to do the 
same with libasound2?  Or some other package?  I have trouble 
figuring out what populates /proc/asound/version.  I will try 
exploring further.

Thanks again   cgm

> Elimar