I have the same problem, but found that firefox and openoffice use /dev/dsp exclusively sometimes. Could it be related to java?
Easy way to check which program is using /dev/dsp: $ fuser /dev/dsp Then find the PID with top. -- /dev/dsp busy, but no program using it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/76876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs