From: Louis Santillan <lpsan...@gmail.com> Got a chance to find the links I was thinking of [0][1].
[0] http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/mix_entry.php?id=14645 [1] http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/mix_entry.php?id=11947 On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Louis Santillan <lpsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think someone on Bttr has such an emulation sound driver for Intel hda or > ac97. > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 4:11 PM <userbeit...@abwesend.de> wrote: >> >> Hi Tom! >> >> >> >> As I understand it you cannot really make any use of initialized sound >> >> hardware in DOS except for a few -- very few -- programs that are aware >> >> of this very specific sound hardware. >> >> >> >> You may have noticed that /back in the old days/ every program/game had >> >> to be configured for the specific sound card in order to use it. Even >> >> within a family of sound cards there were incompatibilities. For >> >> example, games that ware written for Sound Blaster 1.0 (aka Game >> >> Blaster) und Sound Blaster 2.0 were not able to produce SoundBlaster >> >> sound on a more modern Sound Blaster Pro or Sound Blaster 16. >> >> >> >> The reason for this is very simple: there is no standardized sound API >> >> on DOS. So every sound card and driver created its own API and every >> >> application has to be written to support this very sound card (series). >> >> >> >> The only solution for /modern DOS/ would be to write an emulation for a >> >> well supported sound card for older programs and games. That would be, >> >> say, a SB16 emulation driver for AC97 and HD-Audio on-board sound cards. >> >> So every DOS program/game would see the well supported SB16 and -- if >> >> supported by this very program or game -- would be able to use it >> >> through the emulation. I think this is how DOSBox does support sound. >> >> >> >> If you do find a practical solution though -- I would be interested too! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> userbeitrag >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2016-12-18 23:58, Thomas Mueller wrote: >> >> > Do such programs to init the sound hardware work with all sound >> > hardware? >> >> > I have on-motherboard Intel high-definition audio and remember reading >> > on this emailing list that it was not supported in any DOS. >> >> > >> >> > I get sound in FreeBSD and NetBSD. >> >> > >> >> > Tom >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> >> engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Freedos-user mailing list >> >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today.http://sdm.link/intel _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (1:2320/105.99) --- * BgNet 1.0b12 = CCO * KY/US * 502/875-8938 * capcity2.synchro.net --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
