[BRLTTY] ioctl[KIOCSOUND] error 25: Inappropriate ioctl for device.

Lars Bjørndal lars at lamasti.net
Sat Dec 3 09:14:27 EST 2016


[Dave]

> [quoted lines by Lars Bjørndal on 2016/12/02 at 22:14 +0100]
> 
> >> This means that brltty has been unable to load the pcspkr kernel module. 
> >
> >The pcspkr module is loaded and the console beep is working.
> >
> >> Perhaps your installation doesn't provide it, or perhaps you're using hardware 
> >> that doesn't support the PC speaker.
> >
> >Hm This problem started after switching from a Modular Evolution 88
> >and to this old Braille Star 80 display.
> 
> Do you still have the ME88 in order to verify that the different device really 
> is the problem? I can't think of a reason that it could be. I'm assuming that 
> brltty is running as root.

No, I dont' have the ME88 right now. But I tested an Active Braille,
and you're right, the sound is missing using that display as well.
Yes, BRLTTY runs as root.

Actually, I recently upgraded from Fedora 23 to Fedora 24. That may
have changed something related.

Lars


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