Specifications
Table of Contents
6.11. There are pauses when playing MOD files...................................................................................20
6.12. Compile errors when compiling sound applications.....................................................................20
6.13. SEGV when running sound binaries that worked previously.......................................................21
6.14. What known bugs or limitations are there in the sound driver?...................................................21
6.15. Where are the sound driver ioctls() etc. documented?..................................................................21
6.16. What CPU resources are needed to play or record without pauses?.............................................21
6.17. Problems with a PAS16 and an Adaptec 1542 SCSI host adaptor...............................................22
6.18. Is it possible to read and write samples simultaneously?.............................................................22
6.19. My SB16 is set to IRQ 2, but configure does not allow this value...............................................23
6.20. If I run Linux, then boot DOS, I get errors and/or sound applications do not work properly......23
6.21. Problems running DOOM under Linux........................................................................................23
6.22. How can I reduce noise picked up by my sound card?.................................................................23
6.23. I can play sounds, but not record..................................................................................................24
6.24. My "compatible" sound card only works if I first initialize under MS−DOS..............................24
6.25. My 16−bit SoundBlaster "compatible" sound card only works in 8−bit mode under Linux.......24
6.26. Where can I find sound applications for Linux?...........................................................................25
6.27. Can the sound drivers be compiled as a loadable module?..........................................................25
6.28. Can I use a sound card to replace the system console beep?........................................................25
6.29. What is VoxWare?........................................................................................................................25
6.30. Sox/Play/Vplay reports "invalid block size 1024"........................................................................26
6.31. The mixer settings are reset whenever I load the sound driver module........................................26
6.32. Only user root can record sound...................................................................................................26
6.33. Is the sound hardware on the IBM ThinkPad supported?.............................................................26
6.34. Applications fail because my sound card has no mixer................................................................27
6.35. Problems with a SB16 CT4170....................................................................................................27
6.36. How to connect a MIDI keyboard to a soundcard........................................................................27
6.37. Problems with IRQ 15 and Ensoniq PCI 128...............................................................................28
6.38. Where can I get freely available MIDI patches to run SoftOSS?.................................................28
7. References......................................................................................................................................................30
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