From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from concerto.rednote.net ([66.92.170.139]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1E4l7B-0004eJ-00 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:59:22 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (concerto [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7FJxLYc018317 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:59:21 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j7FJxLEO018316 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:59:21 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:59:21 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050815195921.GF18507@rednote.net> References: <20050815025516.GA17183@taylor.homelinux.net> <20050815133714.GB18507@rednote.net> <20050815163112.GD3915@brailcom.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050815163112.GD3915@brailcom.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4smp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: Alsa question 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: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:59:22 -0000 Hi Again, Hynek: Yes, my statement was presupposing that the mix would have to be software based. Hynek Hanke writes: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 09:37:14AM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > alsa only emmulates oss. > > Since oss only supports one sound source at a time, alsa can't fix that > > behavior by emmulating what oss does and how it behaves. > > I don't think so. On soundcards able to play multiple streams at once, it's > possible to open /dev/dsp multiple times even with OSS. So if the emulation is > done correctly, and it operates over dmix, it should be possible to open > /dev/dsp by more applications. > > Actually I've read in some dmix how-to this is supposed to work. > > But I'm also a little puzzled with the magic of /etc/asound.conf and with what > it's supposed to contain to make dmix and oss emulation work (and the last step, > make them work together). > > I would recommend asking on alsa-users@alsa-project.org. > > With regards, > Hynek Hanke > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org