[mythtv-users] Can MythMusic use aRts or OSS?

[Tako Schotanus]

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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Joseph 
> A. Caputo
> Sent: vrijdag 6 juni 2003 6:10
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can MythMusic use aRts or OSS?
> 
> 
> On Thursday 05 June 2003 08:15 pm, Isaac Richards wrote:
> > On Thursday 05 June 2003 08:01 pm, Tako Schotanus wrote:
> > > Is it possible for MythMusic to use aRts or OSS?
> > > Because ESD doesn't work for me and I can hardly find any 
> info on it.
> > > And even though it says everywhere that you should be 
> using ALSA I'm
> > > really getting fed up trying to get it to work.
> >
> > mythmusic _only_ uses OSS, for now.  Same as mythtv.
> >
> > Isaac
> 
> Just to clarify, ALSA provides an OSS compatibility 
> mode/layer so that you 
> don't have to build direct ALSA support into your app.  OSS 
> apps work "out of 
> the box" with ALSA.  The reason the ALSA drivers are 
> recommended over the 
> OSS/Free drivers in the stock (2.4 & earlier) kernel is that 
> the underlying 
> driver is considered to be superior, especially for full 
> duplex, which is 
> very important for Myth.
> 
> And no, none of the Myth modules can use (or even probably 
> co-exist with) aRts 
> or ESD.
> 

But that's the stange thing about all this, it's MythMusic that is
starting ESD for me, it's not running before I start MythMusic.

ANy ideas?

Cheers,
 -Tako

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