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+/*
+ *
+ * This file is part of Open Sound System.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2008.
+ *
+ * This this source file is released under GPL v2 license (no other versions).
+ * See the COPYING file included in the main directory of this source
+ * distribution for the license terms and conditions.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+void
+describe_error (int err)
+{
+  switch (err)
+    {
+    case ENODEV:
+      fprintf (stderr, "The device file was found in /dev but\n"
+	       "OSS is not loaded. You need to load it by executing\n"
+	       "the soundon command.\n");
+      break;
+
+    case ENXIO:
+      fprintf (stderr, "There are no sound devices available.\n"
+	       "The most likely reason is that the device you have\n"
+	       "is malfunctioning or it's not supported by OSS.\n"
+	       "It's also possible that you are trying to use the wrong "
+	       "device file.\n"
+	       "Please fill the problem report at\n"
+	       "http://www.opensound.com/support.cgi\n");
+      break;
+
+    case ENOSPC:
+      fprintf (stderr, "Your system cannot allocate memory for the device\n"
+	       "buffers. Reboot your machine and try again.\n");
+      break;
+
+    case ENOENT:
+      fprintf (stderr, "The device file is missing from /dev.\n"
+	       "Perhaps you have not installed and started Open Sound System yet\n");
+      break;
+
+
+    case EBUSY:
+      fprintf (stderr, "The device is busy. There is some other application\n"
+	       "using it.\n");
+
+      break;
+    default:;
+    }
+}