Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] OSS setup for GM 1.0.2

[George Bell <gbell5 cox net>]

On Monday 21 June 2004 07:58, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le lun, 21/06/2004 à 07:32 -0400, AG a écrit :
> > I finally solved all of the dependency issues for GM, now I'm setting up
> > the audio. I'm running Slack 9.1(2.6.4), and I do have ALSA configured.
> >
> > I use the Soundblaster PCI 128bit (Ensoniq 1371). Damien's favorite
> > card :)
> >
> > Only problem is that I've never solved some device issues associated with
> > ALSA. So I use KDE and arts. The KDE sound system I/O method is Threaded
> > OSS using custom sound device /dev/dsp0.
> >
> > Sounds works fine w/all of my applications (MPlayer, Xmms, GAIM, etc.).
> > System sounds work well too.  I'd rather not change this setup.
> >
> > I understand that ALSA is preferred for GM, but I'd rather use OSS, as
> > the DRUID allows me to use /dev/dsp0 and /dev/dsp1.
>
> One day or another you will be forced to change to ALSA, OSS is now
> deprecated (but still present) in the 2.6 kernels.

I hope not.
I'm using non-gpl OSS drivers from www.opensound.com for a Audigy2 card, and 
no native(GPL) sound drivers compiled into the kernel at all. 

George