[MPlayer-users] Playing Win Media Player stream....

[Erik Slagter]

>>>audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Permission denied
> Is there a reason why no-one has suggested "fuser /dev/dsp" to find out 
> what else might be hogging the resource? I find that the java_vm will 
> hold onto /dev/dsp forever, for example, unless I kill it :)

Yes, because if it's in use, you either will be blocked if you try to
open it, or get a suitable error from the kernel if you open it
non-blocking. That will never be "permission denied", but something like
"resource temporarily not available" (errors EAGAIN or EINPROGRESS or
something like that).