Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 09 Apr 2004 00:25:25 +0200 | From | Andre Tomt <> | Subject | Re: Does OSS sound work in 2.6 or not? |
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Bill Davidsen wrote: > I have several user machines I would like to convert to 2.6 because they > run threaded applications and would be happier if I did. However, being > able to play forwarded wav files is also needed. I have been assurred by > several people in Email that it does, *without* converting the whole > machine from OSS to ALSA, but by running the ALSA+OSS emulation. > > if this really works, could someone point me to a working example? I > have copied the Documentation/sound config for OSS, changing only the > sound card type, and it totally doesn't work. It looks like it plays but > it doesn't make any sound. > > I know that if I convert to ALSA I have to use their mixer to turn up > the sound and disable mute, if all the people telling me they do it with > the OSS mixer and emulation are wrong, I'll just leave the machines on > 2.4 until I get some time to waste. > > I have read the docs I can find, this is a yes/no question, will OSS > work or not. I am not asking how to convert to ALSA, did that once, took > more time than the benefit justifies.
OSS works just fine here in 2.6, on all the machines I have. I don't use ALSA's OSS emulation layer, just the "native" OSS thats in the kernel. It's used just like in 2.4, same module names and all. No black magic involved.
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