On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 22:08, Paul Dorman wrote: > On Friday 05 September 2003 08:53, Adam Williamson wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 21:50, Paul Dorman wrote: > > > Hi all again! > > > > > > I am wondering how difficult it would be to add an audio system section > > > to the Mandrake Control Center. It would: > > > > > > * Allow the user to elect OSS or ALSA as the default (configuring the > > > correct module settings) > > > > already done by draksound. > > > > > * Automatic creation of asoundrc > > > * Allow the user to specify how the sound card(s) features are used > > > (2,4,5,6-channel operation, digital i/o, etc.) > > > > given the rather dodgy state of surround support for all cards I've seen > > (often implemented in bizarre and undocumented fashion by random mixer > > settings), this doesn't sound like a walk in the park... > > > > > * Allow the user to use an audio-optimized kernel. Say by adding a > > > linux-audio or linux-multimedia <bootloader of your choice> entry > > > > we have kernel-multimedia (though it's sadly neglected)...no need for an > > application to "enable" it, really, you "enable" it by installing it > > with urpmi / rpmdrake and rebooting... > > Hi Adam - thanks for the reply. > Didn't know about draksound - cool! > > I personally have no problem with doing kernel installs and the like, but I > understand that things like permissions on /dev/rtc etc. are not > automatically set up for the audio user, yes? Or are the various permissions > issues been dealt to (in normal and devfs mode)? I'm thinking of my audio nut > buddies here... :o)
The /dev/rtc thing is more of a general bug which I believe is going to be fixed through pam - there's no need for a GUI, user-interactive application to "fix" it. This should apply to most permission issues, though if you were more specific I guess it'd help :) -- adamw
