Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 1999 04:03:34 +0000 (GMT) | | From | Mike <> | | Subject | Re: dspW (fwd) |
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Mike wrote: > > >I read somewhere that /dev/dspW, char major 14 minor 5 could be used to > >play wav format files. Hpwever, this doesn't seem to work - cating a wav > >to it generates something that sounds vaguely like the wav but at the > >wrong sample speed. What gives? > > This message has nothing to do with the kernel, or development, > rather it is an RTFM thing.
I'm sorry, but which FM am I s'posed to read? It is not mentioned in Documentation/devices.txt. It has everything to do with the kernel.
> /dev/dsp is the raw dsp device.
I know what /dev/dsp is.
> It > does NOT understand wav files. Catting a wav to it will play the > raw sample data in the wav, but it will also treat the wav header > as raw data as well, and it plays the data at whatever rate the > dsp is set to. > I know all this. It is not relevant.
> Solution? Use a real program to play wav files. > HINT: Try reading mail before you reply to it.
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>
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