FM-Radio Tuner (error)

[MotorCityMadMan]

opening Gnomer radio

I received a error

Could not open device "/dev/radio" !

Check your Settings and make sure that no other
program is using /dev/radio.
Make also sure that you have read-access to it.

I will be greatfull for help.

[Toby Newman]

On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:

> opening Gnomer radio
>
> I received a error
>
> Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>
> Check your Settings and make sure that no other
> program is using /dev/radio.
> Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>
> I will be greatfull for help.

$ ls -la /dev/radio

will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.

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[MotorCityMadMan]

Toby Newman wrote:

> On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:

>> opening Gnomer radio
>>
>> I received a error
>>
>> Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>
>> Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>> program is using /dev/radio.
>> Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>
>> I will be greatfull for help.

>
> $ ls -la /dev/radio
>
> will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>

Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.

I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
/dev/radio: No such file or directory

Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?

The MotorCityMadMan :-0

[Toby Newman]

On 2006-03-26, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:

> Toby Newman wrote:

>> On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:

>>> opening Gnomer radio
>>>
>>> I received a error
>>>
>>> Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>>
>>> Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>>> program is using /dev/radio.
>>> Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>>
>>> I will be greatfull for help.

>>
>> $ ls -la /dev/radio
>>
>> will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>>

> Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.
>
> I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
> /dev/radio: No such file or directory
>
> Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
> Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?

Well, /dev is not a directory per se, it is a location where your
hardware shows up in linux (think 'device manager' in windows, I
suppose)

If you don't have a /dev/radio then I guess one of two things has
happened:

Linux hasn't detected your radio hardware. I've never heard of a radio
that shows up as hardware in a PC - are you sure it's not just a
soundcard?

Linux detected it and called it something else, e.g. /dev/radio0 or
/dev/radio1.

Do a
# ls /dev/r*
to list all files beginning with r in you /dev directory and see if you
can see the radio under a different name.

To find out what
ls -la
does, type
man ls
which will show you the 'manpage' of the command, the documentation.
This will list the switches (-l -a and so forth) and explain their
purpose.

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[MotorCityMadMan]

Toby Newman wrote:

> On 2006-03-26, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>

>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>

>>>On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>opening Gnomer radio
>>>>
>>>>I received a error
>>>>
>>>>Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>>>
>>>>Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>>>>program is using /dev/radio.
>>>>Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>>>
>>>>I will be greatfull for help.
>>>
>>>$ ls -la /dev/radio
>>>
>>>will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>>>

>>
>>Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.
>>
>>I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
>>/dev/radio: No such file or directory
>>
>>Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
>>Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?

>
>
> Well, /dev is not a directory per se, it is a location where your
> hardware shows up in linux (think 'device manager' in windows, I
> suppose)
>
> If you don't have a /dev/radio then I guess one of two things has
> happened:
>
> Linux hasn't detected your radio hardware. I've never heard of a radio
> that shows up as hardware in a PC - are you sure it's not just a
> soundcard?
>
> Linux detected it and called it something else, e.g. /dev/radio0 or
> /dev/radio1.
>
> Do a
> # ls /dev/r*
> to list all files beginning with r in you /dev directory and see if you
> can see the radio under a different name.
>
> To find out what
> ls -la
> does, type
> man ls
> which will show you the 'manpage' of the command, the documentation.
> This will list the switches (-l -a and so forth) and explain their
> purpose.
>

This is the list:

/dev/ram0 /dev/ram10 /dev/ram12 /dev/ram14 /dev/ram2 /dev/ram4
/dev/ram6 /dev/ram8 /dev/random
/dev/ram1 /dev/ram11 /dev/ram13 /dev/ram15 /dev/ram3 /dev/ram5
/dev/ram7 /dev/ram9 /dev/rtc

There's something to be said about it just being a sound card.

As I is new to the Linux world :-0 I'm playing with all the buttons on
the machine. Thats the only why I know how to learn this new world. I
installed Ubuntu v5.10 breezy on my machine. So I goto Applications/add
applications/Gnome app install (add/remove programs)/sound & video/ I
find this FM-Radio tuner/ So I'm thinking (can you smell the smoke)
heres a radio to listen to while i play with the buttons. I can't seem
to get this radio working. I'm trying,I'm trying :-()

Thank you for your help @*@
The MotorCityMadMan

[Toby Newman]

On 2006-03-29, MotorCityMadMan <no-spam@here.com> wrote:

> Toby Newman wrote:

>> On 2006-03-26, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>

>>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>opening Gnomer radio
>>>>>
>>>>>I received a error
>>>>>
>>>>>Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>>>>
>>>>>Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>>>>>program is using /dev/radio.
>>>>>Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>>>>
>>>>>I will be greatfull for help.
>>>>
>>>>$ ls -la /dev/radio
>>>>
>>>>will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.
>>>
>>>I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
>>>/dev/radio: No such file or directory
>>>
>>>Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
>>>Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?

>>
>>
>> Well, /dev is not a directory per se, it is a location where your
>> hardware shows up in linux (think 'device manager' in windows, I
>> suppose)
>>
>> If you don't have a /dev/radio then I guess one of two things has
>> happened:
>>
>> Linux hasn't detected your radio hardware. I've never heard of a radio
>> that shows up as hardware in a PC - are you sure it's not just a
>> soundcard?
>>
>> Linux detected it and called it something else, e.g. /dev/radio0 or
>> /dev/radio1.
>>
>> Do a
>> # ls /dev/r*
>> to list all files beginning with r in you /dev directory and see if you
>> can see the radio under a different name.
>>
>> To find out what
>> ls -la
>> does, type
>> man ls
>> which will show you the 'manpage' of the command, the documentation.
>> This will list the switches (-l -a and so forth) and explain their
>> purpose.
>>

>
> This is the list:
>
> /dev/ram0 /dev/ram10 /dev/ram12 /dev/ram14 /dev/ram2 /dev/ram4
> /dev/ram6 /dev/ram8 /dev/random
> /dev/ram1 /dev/ram11 /dev/ram13 /dev/ram15 /dev/ram3 /dev/ram5
> /dev/ram7 /dev/ram9 /dev/rtc
>
> There's something to be said about it just being a sound card.
>
> As I is new to the Linux world :-0 I'm playing with all the buttons on
> the machine. Thats the only why I know how to learn this new world. I
> installed Ubuntu v5.10 breezy on my machine. So I goto Applications/add
> applications/Gnome app install (add/remove programs)/sound & video/ I
> find this FM-Radio tuner/ So I'm thinking (can you smell the smoke)
> heres a radio to listen to while i play with the buttons. I can't seem
> to get this radio working. I'm trying,I'm trying :-()
>
> Thank you for your help @*@
> The MotorCityMadMan

Just to check: Do you actually have a radio reciever in your PC?

Perhaps you are confused between net radio and 'traditional' FM radio. I
don't mean to patronise :)

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[MotorCityMadMan]

Toby Newman wrote:

> On 2006-03-29, MotorCityMadMan <no-spam@here.com> wrote:
>

>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>

>>>On 2006-03-26, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>opening Gnomer radio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I received a error
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>>>>>>program is using /dev/radio.
>>>>>>Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I will be greatfull for help.
>>>>>
>>>>>$ ls -la /dev/radio
>>>>>
>>>>>will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.
>>>>
>>>>I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
>>>>/dev/radio: No such file or directory
>>>>
>>>>Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
>>>>Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?
>>>
>>>
>>>Well, /dev is not a directory per se, it is a location where your
>>>hardware shows up in linux (think 'device manager' in windows, I
>>>suppose)
>>>
>>>If you don't have a /dev/radio then I guess one of two things has
>>>happened:
>>>
>>>Linux hasn't detected your radio hardware. I've never heard of a radio
>>>that shows up as hardware in a PC - are you sure it's not just a
>>>soundcard?
>>>
>>>Linux detected it and called it something else, e.g. /dev/radio0 or
>>>/dev/radio1.
>>>
>>>Do a
>>># ls /dev/r*
>>>to list all files beginning with r in you /dev directory and see if you
>>>can see the radio under a different name.
>>>
>>>To find out what
>>>ls -la
>>>does, type
>>>man ls
>>>which will show you the 'manpage' of the command, the documentation.
>>>This will list the switches (-l -a and so forth) and explain their
>>>purpose.
>>>

>>
>>This is the list:
>>
>>/dev/ram0 /dev/ram10 /dev/ram12 /dev/ram14 /dev/ram2 /dev/ram4
>>/dev/ram6 /dev/ram8 /dev/random
>>/dev/ram1 /dev/ram11 /dev/ram13 /dev/ram15 /dev/ram3 /dev/ram5
>>/dev/ram7 /dev/ram9 /dev/rtc
>>
>>There's something to be said about it just being a sound card.
>>
>>As I is new to the Linux world :-0 I'm playing with all the buttons on
>>the machine. Thats the only why I know how to learn this new world. I
>>installed Ubuntu v5.10 breezy on my machine. So I goto Applications/add
>>applications/Gnome app install (add/remove programs)/sound & video/ I
>>find this FM-Radio tuner/ So I'm thinking (can you smell the smoke)
>>heres a radio to listen to while i play with the buttons. I can't seem
>>to get this radio working. I'm trying,I'm trying :-()
>>
>>Thank you for your help @*@
>>The MotorCityMadMan

>
>
> Just to check: Do you actually have a radio reciever in your PC?
>
> Perhaps you are confused between net radio and 'traditional' FM radio. I
> don't mean to patronise :)
>

Yes I do believe I'm talking about net radio. In the dev folder I have
found a audio icon. name:audio Type:x-special/device-char size:0 bytes.
So I will look for a audio player on this machine. I always enjoy
listening to music while I work with my machine. I'm trying to solely
use Linux as a O/S.

Also I need to try to get printing working with this Ubuntu. I can't
seem to get my lexmark x125 and x4270 printers working. I'm getting a
message the printing job sent to printer,but no printing is happening.

The MotorCityMadMan

[Wayne]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:01:35 -0500, MotorCityMadMan wrote:

> Also I need to try to get printing working with this Ubuntu. I can't seem
> to get my lexmark x125 and x4270 printers working. I'm getting a message
> the printing job sent to printer,but no printing is happening.
>
> The MotorCityMadMan

Take a look here for the X125. I didn't see the X4270 listed, but it may
be because of the morning fog in my eyes :-)

[url]http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Lexmark-X125[/url]

Wayne
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[Toby Newman]

On 2006-03-30, MotorCityMadMan <no-spam@here.com> wrote:

> Toby Newman wrote:

>> On 2006-03-29, MotorCityMadMan <no-spam@here.com> wrote:
>>

>>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2006-03-26, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>opening Gnomer radio
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I received a error
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>>>>>>>program is using /dev/radio.
>>>>>>>Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I will be greatfull for help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>$ ls -la /dev/radio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
>>>>>/dev/radio: No such file or directory
>>>>>
>>>>>Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
>>>>>Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well, /dev is not a directory per se, it is a location where your
>>>>hardware shows up in linux (think 'device manager' in windows, I
>>>>suppose)
>>>>
>>>>If you don't have a /dev/radio then I guess one of two things has
>>>>happened:
>>>>
>>>>Linux hasn't detected your radio hardware. I've never heard of a radio
>>>>that shows up as hardware in a PC - are you sure it's not just a
>>>>soundcard?
>>>>
>>>>Linux detected it and called it something else, e.g. /dev/radio0 or
>>>>/dev/radio1.
>>>>
>>>>Do a
>>>># ls /dev/r*
>>>>to list all files beginning with r in you /dev directory and see if you
>>>>can see the radio under a different name.
>>>>
>>>>To find out what
>>>>ls -la
>>>>does, type
>>>>man ls
>>>>which will show you the 'manpage' of the command, the documentation.
>>>>This will list the switches (-l -a and so forth) and explain their
>>>>purpose.
>>>>
>>>
>>>This is the list:
>>>
>>>/dev/ram0 /dev/ram10 /dev/ram12 /dev/ram14 /dev/ram2 /dev/ram4
>>>/dev/ram6 /dev/ram8 /dev/random
>>>/dev/ram1 /dev/ram11 /dev/ram13 /dev/ram15 /dev/ram3 /dev/ram5
>>>/dev/ram7 /dev/ram9 /dev/rtc
>>>
>>>There's something to be said about it just being a sound card.
>>>
>>>As I is new to the Linux world :-0 I'm playing with all the buttons on
>>>the machine. Thats the only why I know how to learn this new world. I
>>>installed Ubuntu v5.10 breezy on my machine. So I goto Applications/add
>>>applications/Gnome app install (add/remove programs)/sound & video/ I
>>>find this FM-Radio tuner/ So I'm thinking (can you smell the smoke)
>>>heres a radio to listen to while i play with the buttons. I can't seem
>>>to get this radio working. I'm trying,I'm trying :-()
>>>
>>>Thank you for your help @*@
>>>The MotorCityMadMan

>>
>>
>> Just to check: Do you actually have a radio reciever in your PC?
>>
>> Perhaps you are confused between net radio and 'traditional' FM radio. I
>> don't mean to patronise :)
>>

> Yes I do believe I'm talking about net radio. In the dev folder I have
> found a audio icon. name:audio Type:x-special/device-char size:0 bytes.
> So I will look for a audio player on this machine. I always enjoy
> listening to music while I work with my machine. I'm trying to solely
> use Linux as a O/S.

I don't know what the default audio player is for Ubuntu. If you can't
find one, install xmms which will play net radio stations for you.

--
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[Wayne]

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:03:53 +0100, Toby Newman wrote:

>> Yes I do believe I'm talking about net radio. In the dev folder I have
>> found a audio icon. name:audio Type:x-special/device-char size:0 bytes.
>> So I will look for a audio player on this machine. I always enjoy
>> listening to music while I work with my machine. I'm trying to solely
>> use Linux as a O/S.

>
> I don't know what the default audio player is for Ubuntu. If you can't
> find one, install xmms which will play net radio stations for you.

I think it was Totem and Ryhthmbox. I'd also suggest installing
Streamtuner, which will grab a list of stations and will launch
XMMS.

Wayne
--
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[url]http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/[/url]

[alex]

I had the same problem, the easiest way I found
to resolve it was to "sudo nautilus" from a shell
which starts the browser as root, goto the /dev
directory, rename radio0 to radio. Left click
it and change to permissions.
You could also copy it and rename the copy which
would be better I guess!

Alex

MotorCityMadMan wrote:

> Toby Newman wrote:

>> On 2006-03-29, MotorCityMadMan <no-spam@here.com> wrote:
>>

>>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2006-03-26, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Toby Newman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On 2006-03-25, MotorCityMadMan <No-Spam@here.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>opening Gnomer radio
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I received a error
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Could not open device "/dev/radio" !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Check your Settings and make sure that no other
>>>>>>>program is using /dev/radio.
>>>>>>>Make also sure that you have read-access to it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I will be greatfull for help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>$ ls -la /dev/radio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>will let you know if you have permission to 'read' it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Toby: Thank you for responding to my problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>I entered the command in to a shell and that returned this:> ls:
>>>>>/dev/radio: No such file or directory
>>>>>
>>>>>Do I need to make this directory to solve the problem ?
>>>>>Will you help me with the meaning of these commands (ls and -la)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well, /dev is not a directory per se, it is a location where your
>>>>hardware shows up in linux (think 'device manager' in windows, I
>>>>suppose)
>>>>
>>>>If you don't have a /dev/radio then I guess one of two things has
>>>>happened:
>>>>
>>>>Linux hasn't detected your radio hardware. I've never heard of a radio
>>>>that shows up as hardware in a PC - are you sure it's not just a
>>>>soundcard?
>>>>
>>>>Linux detected it and called it something else, e.g. /dev/radio0 or
>>>>/dev/radio1.
>>>>
>>>>Do a
>>>># ls /dev/r*
>>>>to list all files beginning with r in you /dev directory and see if you
>>>>can see the radio under a different name.
>>>>
>>>>To find out what
>>>>ls -la
>>>>does, type
>>>>man ls
>>>>which will show you the 'manpage' of the command, the documentation.
>>>>This will list the switches (-l -a and so forth) and explain their
>>>>purpose.
>>>>
>>>
>>>This is the list:
>>>
>>>/dev/ram0 /dev/ram10 /dev/ram12 /dev/ram14 /dev/ram2 /dev/ram4
>>>/dev/ram6 /dev/ram8 /dev/random
>>>/dev/ram1 /dev/ram11 /dev/ram13 /dev/ram15 /dev/ram3 /dev/ram5
>>>/dev/ram7 /dev/ram9 /dev/rtc
>>>
>>>There's something to be said about it just being a sound card.
>>>
>>>As I is new to the Linux world :-0 I'm playing with all the buttons on
>>>the machine. Thats the only why I know how to learn this new world. I
>>>installed Ubuntu v5.10 breezy on my machine. So I goto Applications/add
>>>applications/Gnome app install (add/remove programs)/sound & video/ I
>>>find this FM-Radio tuner/ So I'm thinking (can you smell the smoke)
>>>heres a radio to listen to while i play with the buttons. I can't seem
>>>to get this radio working. I'm trying,I'm trying :-()
>>>
>>>Thank you for your help @*@
>>>The MotorCityMadMan

>>
>>
>> Just to check: Do you actually have a radio reciever in your PC?
>>
>> Perhaps you are confused between net radio and 'traditional' FM radio. I
>> don't mean to patronise :)
>>

> Yes I do believe I'm talking about net radio. In the dev folder I have
> found a audio icon. name:audio Type:x-special/device-char size:0 bytes.
> So I will look for a audio player on this machine. I always enjoy
> listening to music while I work with my machine. I'm trying to solely
> use Linux as a O/S.
>
> Also I need to try to get printing working with this Ubuntu. I can't
> seem to get my lexmark x125 and x4270 printers working. I'm getting a
> message the printing job sent to printer,but no printing is happening.
>
> The MotorCityMadMan