Ron Johnson wrote: > On 11/20/08 14:27, H.S. wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Could somebody give some insights in to how is OSS related to Alsa? When > > I hate to sound rude, but did you apply any effort in researching this > yourself?
Yes, but it was a while ago. At that time, I must admit though, I knew Alsa was new system than OSS, but for some reason which I do not recall now, I had to have both. I tried to remove everything related to OSS my sound wouldn't work. That is why I asked for insights or factors which may not be obvious since I hardly believe the two systems' definitions have changed. >> a headset is connected via USB, how is it supposed to be detected, as an >> OSS device or as a USB device? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_System > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_System#OSS_in_relation_to_ALSA > > OSS is the standard up through the 2.4 series of official > (kernel.org) Linux kernels. ALSA was added starting with 2.5, > and in those versions, Linux kernel authors marked OSS as > deprecated. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture > > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (known by the acronym ALSA) > is a Linux kernel component intended to replace the original Open > Sound System (OSS) for providing device drivers for sound cards. > Some of the goals of the ALSA project at its inception were > automatic configuration of sound-card hardware, and graceful > handling of multiple sound devices in a system, goals which it > has largely met. hmm ... I wonder what "largely" means with respect to removing all of OSS. >> And can I remove OSS in favor of Alsa? > > Yes. This is what I am most interested in ... how exactly? -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
