Re: tlug: Audio device

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> >>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Scott> Shouldn't any card with an OPL/3 FM be able to do SB FM
>     Scott> stuff, though?
> 
> In general, no---"Soundblaster" in this case is not hardware, it's
> a (half-assed) API.  As I recall, the GUS software emulation of SB for
> Windows worked fine (although it cost you all the nice GUS features
> since there weren't calls for them in the SB API).
> 
> If sound.o bypasses the API and talks directly to the hardware, then
> the answer would be "yes".  But I don't know soundcard.c internals so
> I can't speak to that.  "cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/sound; grep ..." is 
> your friend here.  :-)

the modular sound has modules for sb.o, gus.o, pas.o, etc.. this offbrand
piece of crap is just a 'soundblaster compatible' though.  nothing fancy
like a gus or a tropez.

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
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Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc. 
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