From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dave Wreski Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:51:31 +0000 Subject: Re: AWE64 initial questions Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org On 09-Sep-98 Dan Hollis wrote: > On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, Dave Wreski wrote: >> I think it's very important that sound works effortlessly on Linux. The >> average Window's convert won't have the patience to go thru all these >> steps... > > This is why isapnp under linux needs some serious work. > (Underscore, blink, neon lights, until SOMEONE gets the message). > > Right now its not acceptable for isapnp to work better under doze95 than > linux. :-( I think what we need is a Linux Publicity Group, which serves to make the companies aware of just what functionality is currently available. In other words, inform the sound manufacturers of our current "Proof of Concept". It is in fact possible to produce sound on Linux, and the board can work correctly if a full-blown driver was written for it.. Maybe someone's interested in putting together an Applix document describing the current functionality of the sound driver, that is presentable to various companies? Or is it abominally poor at this point? Or does none of what I said sound like even a remotely good idea? ;) Dave