Re: list of PowerMac sound hardware TO-DO (help welcome)
>> > > works and what is broken for each supported sound hardware? Such a
>> table
>> > > could go a long way towards helping whoever will pocket the $500
>> Ubuntu
>> > > bounty for fixing ALSA for all pmac sound hardware variants.
>> >
>> > Not exactly, you are welcome to start such a table though :)
>>
>> This is what I have so far:
>>
>> ------works y/n------
>> CHIPSET MODELS BEEP ALSA
>> awacs
>> burgundy G3 iMac no no
>> daca
>> keywest
>> tumbler
If you go into alsamixer it tells you what chipset is in use.
Anyway
My old iBook (blue clamshell - one usb one firewire) is awacs
works in alsa, but headphone detection is manual only
My new(er) iBook (ibook 2, dual usb, firewire, g3 500) is tumbler
and seems to have the best mac sound support thus far, alsa works
and headphone detection does also. so does beeping. although putting the
bass or treble up over ~50 causes terrible distortion from the inbult
speakers.
My iMac (DV) works with alsa. Dont know the chipset (i put macosx on
there) and headphone detection causes spasms - i reported it on alsa bugs
but that was almost a waste of time. That combined with the cpu not being
gutsy enough to play dvd's caused me to buy macosx and put it on. Making
sound work properly and giving me the dvd function i wanted. So all in all
it cost me less and a small tv + dvd with the advantage or being a
computer.
We really need someone to sit down and focus on sound. Once again my
enthusiasm is high but by knowledge is low and my time is also. Stupid
Uni, Stupid being young and chasing girls. Stupid girls costing money.
Dean
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