Why can't i access /dev/dsp or /dev/snd on my XO

[Jordan Crouse]

On 18/01/08 20:57 +0000, Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves wrote:
> As far as I understand this is due to the use of ALSA without OSS
> emulation.  It's also what affects one of the three Speex bugs
> affecting the XO, as the CLI tool speexdec is unable to use /dev/dsp.
> 
> For the sake of improving the state of audio in the XO; I'd really
> like to put to vote the idea of replacing ALSA with OSS 4.

If thats the case, then we need somebody to volunteer to write the AC97
driver for the CS5536.  I don't think we would consider any sort of
change until the appropriate hardware controls are in place.

Jordan

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Jordan Crouse
Systems Software Development Engineer 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.