[Tfug] USB

[Predrag Punosevac]

Jude,
I don't know if you are aware that I am using FreeBSD not Linux. I am quite
ignorant about
these matters. So I will ask you a few questions.

In my understanding OSS is actually
better quality than ALSA. Solaris 10 and FreeBSD will continue to use it.

Now in all reality there is a port
linux-alsa-lib-1.0.10.3
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture libraries
Long description : Sources : Changes : Download
Maintained by: jylefort at FreeBSD.org
Also listed in: linux
Requires: linux_base-fc-4_10

Does it mean that I could use ALSA and ALSA drivers on FreeBSD. One thing is
when I run Linux programs and
plugins. Drivers are something different, although we use your drivers for
printers and webcam that has to be hacked first.

I am not sure if ESD is available for FreeBSD. These are the only sound
servers
paman-0.6_3

polypaudio-0.7_4 Default on the Gnome which I use

pulseaudio-0.9.6_3

wsoundserver-0.4.0_4

that I know of on FreeBSD.
Any suggestions are welcome

Predrag



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude Nelson" <judecn at gmail.com>
To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 13:14
Subject: Re: [Tfug] USB


> Why not use ALSA?  OSS is obsolete and will be removed from the kernel
soon.
> Are you using a sound server like ESD?  That will allow you to have
multiple
> sound apps running at once.
> Instead of rebooting, you could stop all sound applications and remove the
> OSS kernel modules using modprobe.
>
> On 8/4/07, Ljubica Punosevac <punosevac72 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> > I don't know if you saw this massage before but I was wondering if
> > somebody
> > can give me hint.
> >
> > A question about my Open Sound System. I got all media to work
> > flawlessly.
> > The only thing is that I would like to learn if it is possible to
release
> > the device from the
> > command line.
> >
> > Sometimes if the application is suddenly interacted (of course if you
are
> > careful enough this is never the case)
> > the sound device remained busy and unable to take another application.
> > Right now I was solving it by rebooting the system. This could be also
> > solved by configuration Mixer properly
> > as well.
> >
> > Did you try to use mike and speakers simultaneously? As a matter of
fact.
> > Did you use Void via SIP technology (Ekiga, Kphone, twinkle, linphone )?
I
> > would really like to get that application. I am not mentioning Skype
> > because
> > it is worse technology than SIP and one
> > needs a third party. Talking via SIP from fixed IP address to fixed IP
> > address should be a peace of cake.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Predrag Punosevac
> >
> >
> >
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