jim wrote: > I thought there was a library/shim/kernel option that allowed us to > emulate OSS on ALSA?
i think that's what snd-pcm-oss is. > > In any case, anything not using ALSA at this date really should get > updated to ALSA.... > - Jim > > > > On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 10:43 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > shivaprasad wrote: > > > Its OK if I need to have root permissions only once right? I can change > > the > > > > yes. > > > > > /etc/modules/ once during installation of the activity and need not > > load > the > > > module every time I run the activity. I am new programming on Linux and > > > wasnt sure what to change to make the XO load the oss module on > > startup. So > > > my plan is if I know how to make the XO load the oss modules I can do > > > this in a script and run the script during installation of the activity > > so > > > that when I launch the activity I would not need root permission.Could > > you > > > please tell me how to change /etc/modules to load oss modules on > > startup? > > > > the file /etc/modules that erik mentioned isn't used on the XO, but > > there's a similar mechanism in place. > > > > create a new file /etc/sysconfig/modules, with a name that ends > > in ".modules", like "oss.modules". that file should be an executable > > shell script which will load the modules you want. see the existing > > "olpc-1.modules" file in that directory as an example, but probably > > all you need is a single "modprobe snd-pcm-oss" command. > > > > this should cause your module to be installed when the XO boots. > > > > paul > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > Shivaprasad > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Erik Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 06:16:58PM +0530, shivaprasad javali wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I am porting a application to the XO. It uses the OSS sound > > Api's to > > > > > render sound. I found that the oss modules are not loaded on the xo > > by > > > > > default. I was able to load the oss modules by running modprobe > > > > snd-pcm-oss > > > > > which created the /dev/dsp and other device files required by the > > oss > > > > > modules and was able to run my application on the XO. But the > > problem > is > > > > > every time I reboot the XO I will have to run the commands and load > > the > > > > oss > > > > > modules. > > > > > > > > > > Is there any way I can tell the XO to always load the oss > > modules? > > > > Even > > > > > if I have a script to run the commands on launching the application > these > > > > > commands would require super user privileges which I wont have when > > I > > > > launch > > > > > the application from the activity bar. Any Ideas? > > > > > > > > Without root access, your activity will have difficulty modifying > > > > /etc/modules to enable autoloading the snd-pcm-oss module at boot. I > > am > > > > unsure if there is any way around this issue unless the deployment > > scope > > > > for your activity is a set of machines on which you have root access. > > > > > > > > Erik > > > > > > > part 2 text/plain 129 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Devel mailing list > > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > > > =--------------------- > > paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > -- > Jim Gettys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > One Laptop Per Child =--------------------- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel