From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CkoyG-0001wx-00 for ; Sat, 01 Jan 2005 14:31:28 -0500 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j01JVAU1025654 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:31:10 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j01JVAPu025653; Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:31:10 -0500 Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:31:10 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: Glenn at home Message-ID: <20050101193110.GF24515@rednote.net> References: <20050101183107.GG24519@rednote.net> <008c01c4f033$63f119c0$6a00a8c0@desktop> <20050101190718.GK24519@rednote.net> <00a001c4f036$1c1e3b20$6a00a8c0@desktop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <00a001c4f036$1c1e3b20$6a00a8c0@desktop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.10-2.1.ll.rhfc3.ccrmasmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Cc: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: frustrated X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 19:31:28 -0000 iAnd, is this same machine that you only wanted to run an ftp server on last month? So, you chose Debian because Fedora would require you to download 4 iso images? Didn't this start out as "which distro is better?' What do you say about that now, half a month later? Glenn at home writes: > When I looked into it, both on this list, and on the www, there was little > to no mention of oss, and it began to sound like Alsa is better. > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" > To: "Glenn at home" ; "Speakup is a screen review > system for Linux." > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:07 PM > Subject: Re: frustrated > > > OK. So we've established you have the OSS drivers. > > Now, the other question in my last email--there were two questions. > > Why alsa particularly? Why isn't OSS good enough? > > Glenn at home writes: > > I got 3 lines that refer to emu10k1 > > input > > sound > > midi > > and the midi line is the only one with a Y at the end, the other 2 have an > > M. > > Glenn > > Try this: > > > > grep -i emu10k [config.filename] > > > > If that comes back with "yes" or "m", then your kernel comes with the > > OSS drivers, not ALSA, which would be expected in 2.4 kernels. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Chair > Accessibility Workgroup > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 > > If Linux doesn't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 If Linux doesn't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.