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Re: SoundBlaster Audigy under OSS?



On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 11:43:24AM +0000, Brian Brazil wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 05:22:12PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 05:36:33PM -0500, Paul Galbraith wrote:

> > > I have a soundblaster audigy gamer, and am running sarge with a 2.4.24 
> > > kernel.  Has anyone gotten this card to work under OSS?
> > 
> > Define "OSS".  The Audigy is not supported by the SB Live driver in the
> > kernel, it never has been.  Whether or not the pay-ware OSS supports it, I
> 
> 2.6 supports it. Haven't tested my Audigy with it yet though.

I'm pretty sure that's because the 2.6 sound drivers _are_ ALSA.

> > > I tried installing the emu10k1 driver module and it wouldn't install, 
> > > complaining that there is "no such device".  I was able to install the 
> > > ac97_codec module, but that didn't give me sound.
> > 
> > It shouldn't have.  To support an Audigy, you either need to use ALSA, or
> > the SourceForge SB Live driver.
> 
> I fully endorse this product and or service.

I'll second that.  I use a SB Live 5.1 with the ALSA emu10k1 driver, and 
it rocks.

	Cheers!
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