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Error: "The PCM sound device is not available (dev/dsp: [other error])"
Details
I get a message that says, "The PCM sound device is not
available (dev/dsp: [other error])". What is wrong?
Solution
There may be a problem with the sound driver in the host
operating system. First, make sure sound works on your host
operating system. In some cases, rebooting or removing the sound
modules (with the rmmod command) and reinstalling them (with insmod) fixes the problem. The names of the modules to be
removed and reinstalled are specific to each sound card model.
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