can't create new folder in system files (not even in terminal)

[Quazze]

Hello

I don't seem to be able to create a new folder in my system files. I know I have to do this in the terminal as root, but I always get the answer that it cannot create the directory because there is no such file or directory. Yet the directory where I want to make the new folder definitely exists (I even just go there and try to create the folder)

Here is the exact code:

lukas@lukas-VGN-FZ21E:/proc/asound/card0/pcm0p$ sudo mkdir oss
mkdir: cannot create directory `oss': No such file or directory

Any ideas?

[Sina_RJ]

are you sure you have completely entered direction correct?
are you right in spelling capital words at beginning?

EDIT: silly question,and sisco311 is right!

[sisco311]

Hello

I don't seem to be able to create a new folder in my system files. I know I have to do this in the terminal as root, but I always get the answer that it cannot create the directory because there is no such file or directory. Yet the directory where I want to make the new folder definitely exists (I even just go there and try to create the folder)

Here is the exact code:

lukas@lukas-VGN-FZ21E:/proc/asound/card0/pcm0p$ sudo mkdir oss
mkdir: cannot create directory `oss': No such file or directory

Any ideas?

/proc is a virtual filesystem, so I'm not surprised...

What's your goal? Why are you trying to create a directory under /proc?

[Quazze]

yes I'm sure. I can copy the directory from the properties. And still, the problem can't be a wrong directory, because I just go in the directory (in the terminal ofcourse) and then do the mkdir command.

Even when I go in a lower directory like just /proc, it doesn't work... :s

[Quazze]

well the goal is not actually making that dir, but I actually wanted to do this:

sudo -i
echo "et.x86 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
echo "et.x86 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss
exit

which is a suggested solution for a sound problem for Enemy Territory (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnemyTerritory)
But I also got the answer "no such file or directory", so I got curious/confused/frustrated and tried to find out what the problem was.