Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:33:45 +0100 From: Matej <mte@bomango.net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: envy24 Message-ID: <41C9F649.8020906@bomango.net> In-Reply-To: <20041215174609.GB24622@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <41C07641.4080800@bomango.info> <20041215174609.GB24622@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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Brooks Davis wrote: >On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 06:37:05PM +0100, Matej wrote: > > >>Thanks Michael very much, >>I quite got it - but I this has opened a few questions more to me: Without >>setting/installing >>that OSS, (using some ICH driver for the nforce2 onboard audio card, only >>adding snd_ich_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf), I get some "OSS driver" >>displayed in XMMS settings. What oss is this? >>And another one - should I download the oss package from the >>http://www.4front-tech.com/ or is there any port/pkg in freebsd? I was >>looking but couldn't find it. >> >> > >The FreeBSD sound system uses the OSS API (though a somewhat older >version that that from 4front). Please don't make the mistake of >assuming that just because Linux failed to implement something well >it is always bad. > >-- Brooks > > > Thanks for the explanation
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