[wplug] suppressing console errors?

[Brian A. Seklecki]

Stdout is &1; stderr is &2; map them to the same and redirect.

How about:

$ gaim 2>&1 > /dev/null


~BAS

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007, Zach wrote:

> When I start and use gaim from my gnome-terminal I get tons of errors.
> Anyway I can silence these? I tried "gaim > /dev/null &" but that didn't work 
> :(
>
> Here is a sample:
>
> zu22 at netrek:~$ gaim&
> [1] 18101
> zu22 at netrek:~$ ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot
> find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> returned error: No such device
> ALSA lib conf.c:3968:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
> ALSA lib conf.c:3500:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> ALSA snd_pcm_open error: No such device
>
> Getting ALSA working is another problem heh.
>
> Zach
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