[gentoo-dev] alsa support removed from current KDE

[gentoo-dev] alsa support removed from current KDE

[John A. Ouzts]

I believe there will be some pent up demand for a HOWTO on getting sound to 
work using KDE 3.0.1. and alsa 0.9, when a fix comes and alsa support goes 
back into KDE. I suspect virtually all KDE users will be in need of specific 
instructions for getting sound back. 

The Desktop Configuration Guide is fast becoming dated as well. Is it time for 
a KDE Configuration Guide, a Gnome Configuration Guide, and of course an XFce 
Configuration Guide? 

John 

Re: [gentoo-dev] alsa support removed from current KDE

[Bart Verwilst]

On Monday 17 June 2002 01:00, John A. Ouzts wrote:
|| I believe there will be some pent up demand for a HOWTO on getting sound
|| to work using KDE 3.0.1. and alsa 0.9, when a fix comes and alsa support
|| goes back into KDE. I suspect virtually all KDE users will be in need of
|| specific instructions for getting sound back.

For getting sound back??
I never used alsa in my life, and still i've always enjoyed sound on my KDE 
systems, without any hassle whatsoever... I can't understand why anybody 
would want to use something as (apparently) bugridden and hard to setup as 
alsa, when he can just compile his sounddrivers in the kernel, and let arts 
do all the work...

just my 2 cents

-- 
Bart Verwilst
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team
Gent, Belgium

Re: [gentoo-dev] alsa support removed from current KDE

[Per Wigren]

Maybe because ALSA has a superior API, support for more soundcards, uses less 
resources, is going to be the default soundsystem in Linux 2.6?
ALSA itself is not buggy, it's some of the apps' ALSA-"support" that is 
buggy...

Try to access the emu10k1 sequencer with the standard OSS-modules..
Total kernel freeze! :P  At least with the lowlatency and preemptive patches 
installed.. (I haven't tested without them)

// Wigren

Monday 17 June 2002 01.11 skrev Bart Verwilst:
> On Monday 17 June 2002 01:00, John A. Ouzts wrote:
> || I believe there will be some pent up demand for a HOWTO on getting sound
> || to work using KDE 3.0.1. and alsa 0.9, when a fix comes and alsa support
> || goes back into KDE. I suspect virtually all KDE users will be in need of
> || specific instructions for getting sound back.
>
> For getting sound back??
> I never used alsa in my life, and still i've always enjoyed sound on my KDE
> systems, without any hassle whatsoever... I can't understand why anybody
> would want to use something as (apparently) bugridden and hard to setup as
> alsa, when he can just compile his sounddrivers in the kernel, and let arts
> do all the work...
>
> just my 2 cents

Re: [gentoo-dev] alsa support removed from current KDE

[Gioele Barabucci]

On Monday 17 June 2002 01:00, John A. Ouzts wrote:
> I believe there will be some pent up demand for a HOWTO on getting sound to
> work using KDE 3.0.1. and alsa 0.9, when a fix comes and alsa support goes
> back into KDE. I suspect virtually all KDE users will be in need of
> specific instructions for getting sound back.

Can you explain me what is the problem with KDE, arts and Alsa0.9?
- aRts supports alsa09 without problems
- KDE uses only aRts (ok, libkmid an kmix have separate sound systems), so KDE 
should be usable without problems with alsa09....

I haven't a clue...


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