Re: Sound card troubles

[Lance Hoffmeyer <lance@augustmail.com>]

I am no expert but I think most programs use /dev/dsp
and I do not think alsa creates this device, only oss 
does.  Don't ask me why??  Maybe alsaplay or mplayer don't
need /dev/dsp but ogg123 and mpg123 do (and maybe mplayer as
well, I don't remember).  But, for most people I think 
oss emulation is necessary and required to play sound.

I would be curious if anyone reading DOES NOT have oss
emulation and if so, what kink of card do you have and
what kind of sounds do you play?

Lance



> Hi!
> 
> thnx for the reply!
> on my second computer (also with the same sound troubles, or me with the
> same lack of knowledge about it) i get:
> 
> squidie:~# cat /proc/asound/cards
> 0 [ICH5           ]: ICH - Intel ICH5
>                      Intel ICH5 at 0xdffffa00, irq 17
> 
> so the card is recognized.
> I compiled the kernel only with alsa and no oss at all so i tried again
> and compiled my kernel with OSS mixer API and OSS PCM API and now it
> works...
> how comes ? i didn't knew those packages were necessary ?
> cheers and THNX!!
> Philippe.
> 
> 


                                Lance Hoffmeyer
                              lance@augustmail.com

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