Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ?

[Gabriel C <nix.or.die@googlemail.com>]

Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Patrick Draper wrote:
>
>   
>> Rene Herman wrote:
>>     
>>> So -- the fact that mixing actually works for you when using libaoss means 
>>> software mixing is working correctly for your ALSA setup. The only thing 
>>> you should do is _use_ ALSA (natively) and not its OSS emulation so you can 
>>> drop the library preload.
>>>       
>> Cool. How do I go about figuring out what every app uses? For example, you 
>> mentioned that the flash 9 plugin, which I also use, is an ALSA aware 
>> application. How do you know? I need the check out everything that I use 
>> which needs sound (vmware, skype, kmplayer, etc.) I don't have source code 
>> for at least two of those.
>>     
>
> If can I join .. (again)
>   
Heh =)

> ALSA does not privide application mixer settings on application level. 
> Some messages on skype forums suggests some workarouds in ~/.asoudrc 
> but where is documentation for this part ?
>   
You may want to read this one:

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/asoundrc.php

> Anywhere are described ALSA diagnostics procedures/technics ?
>
> kloczek
>   

Gabriel C