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

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Elimar Riesebieter [090905 11:26 +0200]
> * Charles G Montgomery [090904 22:19 -0400]
> > 
> > On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> > 
> > >* Charles G Montgomery [090904 10:48 -0400]
> > >>
> > >>On Sep 4, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>* Charles G Montgomery [090502 09:45 -0400]
> > >>>>Package: alsa-base
> > >>>>Version: 1.0.19.dfsg-3
> > >>>>Severity: grave
> > >>>>Justification: renders package unusable
> > >>>>
> > >>>>When freshly booted, there is no /proc/asound/dev directory
> > >>>>present.
> 
> It doesn't need to. There is only a file /proc/asound/devices.
> 
> > >>>>The symlink /dev/snd is dangling.  The rest of /proc/asound/
> > >>>>seems to be present:
> > >>>
> > >>>Is this bug still valid for you?
> > >>>
> > >>>Elimar
> > >>
> > >>Yes, it is.
> > >>I have found a workaround, however.
> > >>
> > >>Once the system is booted, I delete /dev/snd (which somehow gets
> > >>created during the boot) 
> 
> /dev/snd needs to be there.
> 
> > >>and then run "dpkg-reconfigure alsa-base".
> > >>This successfully recreates the correct contents of /proc/asound,
> > >>and everything works.
> 
> Doesn't need to
> 
> > >>The startup of alsa-base fails because the the bad symlink to
> > >>/dev/snd is to a directory, which gets considered undeletable.  If

Please post the output of:
# mount
# cat /etc/fstab


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