Cameron Matheson wrote: > > Hey, > > I've been reading about the alsa project, and i have a bunch of > questions: > > 1) What's the purpose? From what i read on the website, it seemed like > it was to provide a better api? >
Yep. One that is possible of fufilling the requirements of professionals and genereal users. > 2) Does it work w/ the 2.4.x kernels? All the docs (HOWTO, etc) only > have info on 2.0 and 2.2 kernels... other stuff i read leads me to > believe that it does have 2.4 support. Can i use alsa w/ my 2.4 kernel? > Yep I'm using cvs with 2.4.16 but other people have been using the tarballs successfully too. > 3) What would be the advantage to me if i switched over to alsa (i have > an es1371)... i guess this question is pretty related to #1. > You would have access to professional audio programs that only support alsa and you would be using a truely open source project. Also Even Linus agrees that alsa is the future of linux audio so you will get a head start in understanding it before it is fully merged into the 2.5.x kernel > 4) My joystick doesn't work on the 2.4 series (on the 2.2 series it did, > but when i chose to enable es1371 support, it asked me if i wanted > joystick too)... Will alsa allow me to use my joystick (or is that > completely unrelated?) > Sorry don't know. Try browsing the archives for joystick support or others will probably tell you here. > I think that's it... unless there's something else a stranger should > now. > > Thanks, > Cameron Matheson > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. Http://www.boosthardware.com - For the discerning hardware connoisseur. http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/Linux_Audio_Users_Guide/ ======================================================================= _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
