Specifications
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1
1.1. Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................................1
1.2. New versions of this document.........................................................................................................1
1.3. Feedback...........................................................................................................................................2
1.4. Distribution Policy............................................................................................................................2
2. Sound Card Technology.................................................................................................................................3
3. Supported Hardware......................................................................................................................................4
3.1. Platform Notes..................................................................................................................................4
3.2. Sound Card Types.............................................................................................................................4
3.3. Sound Cards......................................................................................................................................5
3.4. Alternate Sound Drivers...................................................................................................................6
3.4.1. OSS/4Front.......................................................................................................................7
3.4.2. ALSA................................................................................................................................7
3.4.3. Turtle Beach......................................................................................................................7
3.4.4. Roland MPU−401.............................................................................................................7
3.4.5. SoundBlaster Live!...........................................................................................................8
3.4.6. Packet Radio.....................................................................................................................8
3.4.7. PC Speaker........................................................................................................................8
3.4.8. Parallel Port.......................................................................................................................8
4. Installation.......................................................................................................................................................9
4.1. Installing the Sound Card.................................................................................................................9
4.2. Configuring ISA Plug and Play........................................................................................................9
4.3. Configuring the Kernel...................................................................................................................10
4.4. Creating the Device Files................................................................................................................11
4.5. Booting Linux and Testing the Installation....................................................................................11
4.6. Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................................12
4.6.1. Step 1: Make sure you are really running the kernel you compiled...............................13
4.6.2. Step 2: Make sure the kernel sound drivers are compiled in..........................................13
4.6.3. Step 3: Did the kernel detect your sound card during booting?......................................13
4.6.4. Step 4: Can you read data from the dsp device?.............................................................14
4.6.5. When All Else Fails........................................................................................................14
5. Applications Supporting Sound...................................................................................................................15
6. Answers To Frequently Asked Questions...................................................................................................16
6.1. What are the various sound device files?........................................................................................16
6.2. How can I play a sound sample?.....................................................................................................17
6.3. How can I record a sample?............................................................................................................18
6.4. Can I have more than one sound card?...........................................................................................18
6.5. Error: No such file or directory for sound devices.........................................................................19
6.6. Error: No such device for sound devices........................................................................................19
6.7. Error: No space left on device for sound devices...........................................................................19
6.8. Error: Device busy for sound devices.............................................................................................19
6.9. I still get device busy errors!...........................................................................................................20
6.10. Partial playback of digitized sound file........................................................................................20
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