Re: Kernel config problem between 2.4.x to 2.6.x!

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Thu Mar 16 2006 - 15:36:20 EST


Hi!

> > > > 1. before, the mouse worked fine. now, it doesnt works
> > >
> > > Probably /dev/input/mice vs. /dev/psaux isue
> > >
> > > > 2. before, the sound worked. and now, still working, just with ALSA,
> > > > no OSS support (tested with mpg321 and ogg123 on bash terminal)
> > >
> > >
> > > Best:
> > > aoss ./oss-app
> > >
> > > Not as good:
> > > modprobe snd-pcm-oss
> > > ./oss-app
> >
> > Could snd-pcm-oss be fixed? If OSS is to be removed from kernel, it
> > would be nice to have working and compatible emulation.
>
> Well, snd-pcm-oss is a working and compatible emulation, but it can't
> provide all of the features that ALSA implements in userspace like
> channel routing, mixing of multiple streams, software volume control,
> etc. So aoss is the recommended way to run OSS apps on a moden distro.

Aha, I see. Does snd-pcm-oss have all the features OSS used to have on
that hardware? If so, sorry for the noise (but please tell me).
Pavel
--
Thanks, Sharp!
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