Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ?

From: Tomasz Kłoczko
Date: Mon Jun 25 2007 - 09:41:54 EST


On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Gabor Gombas wrote:

On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 01:36:23PM +0200, Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:

ALSA still does not provides good soud devices virtualization for more then
one application. Each day I'm using bludy words when I'm try to use skype
which oppens /dev/mixer [...]

Not true anymore:

skype 32381 gombasg mem CHR 116,7 4663 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
skype 32381 gombasg 32r CHR 116,2 4301 /dev/snd/timer
skype 32381 gombasg 34u CHR 116,7 4663 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
skype 32381 gombasg 35u CHR 116,9 4674 /dev/snd/controlC0

I do not even have the OSS compat interface enabled in my kernel.

Sorry but skype does not for me after switching to ALSA (on skype cfg level). Probably ALSA developers can explain why :>
All above on fresh FC6 and 1.3.53 skype.

kloczek
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