Re: esound does not make any noise

["Yo 'Ric Dude" <ericmit ix netcom com>]

Lennart Poettering wrote:
> 
> hi there!
> 
> On my machine (Linux 2.0.35) esound doesn't start. An error like
> "unsopported format" occurs. Normal audio programs work fine, like
> x11amp or tracker. My soundcard is a 16bit soundcard based on an Aztech
> chip. (AZT2330, or something like that). There is only a certain
> compatibility to SoundBlaster Pro, this makes the card just 8 bit aware
> under Linux. Could it be possible that esound just works with 16-bit
> soundcards?

The esound server, esd, currently only supports a playback 
rate of 16 bit, stereo, 44.1kHz.  It is intended to handle
other playback rates as well, however, i've been on vacation
recently, and had focused more on cross platform issues before
I disappeared...

> esound -h does not print out any information about setting the bits to
> just 8.
> Does anybody know, what I could do? And, if I am right, i would suggest
> some 8 bit support for the next release of esound, i need it.

Basically, all that needs to be added is the command line option,
the configuration of the sound card for 8 bit sound, and a 
clip_mix_to_output_8s() function in mix.c.

Time to move it up on the priority list, and get back to 
work.  Check back in a week or so, and it should be there.

> thanky, lennart

-- ebm
+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+
|  __                         a.k.a. Eric B. Mitchell |
|  |_) .  _  _|      _|  _     ericmit@ix.netcom.com  |
|  | \ ( (_ (_| (_| (_| (/_   www.netcom.com/~ericmit |
| How's My Programming?   Call:  1 - 800 - DEV - NULL |
+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+