Hi Again, Hynek: Yes, my statement was presupposing that the mix would have to be software based. Hynek Hanke writes: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 09:37:14AM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > alsa only emmulates oss. > > Since oss only supports one sound source at a time, alsa can't fix that > > behavior by emmulating what oss does and how it behaves. > > I don't think so. On soundcards able to play multiple streams at once, it's > possible to open /dev/dsp multiple times even with OSS. So if the emulation is > done correctly, and it operates over dmix, it should be possible to open > /dev/dsp by more applications. > > Actually I've read in some dmix how-to this is supposed to work. > > But I'm also a little puzzled with the magic of /etc/asound.conf and with what > it's supposed to contain to make dmix and oss emulation work (and the last step, > make them work together). > > I would recommend asking on alsa-users at alsa-project.org. > > With regards, > Hynek Hanke > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
