[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#359851: linux-sound-base: OSS emulation incorrectly disabled

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 the mental interface of
David Liontooth told:

[...]
> I have both the modular and the non-modular kernel available, and can boot into 
> one or the other at will.
> 
> I added saa7134 to /usr/share/linux-sound-base/OSS-module-list, as you 
> instruct, and rebooted into the modular kernel.
> 
> dmesg shows that the system by default has loaded saa7134 without any insmod 
> parameters, and has not loaded either saa7134-oss or saa7134-alsa, since 2.6.16 
> separate modules. To activate oss, I remove saa7134 and reinsert with these 
> options, which I place in /etc/modprobe.d/saa7134:
> 
> # Load saa7134-oss with kernel 2.6.16
> options saa7134 card=2,2,2,2 tuner=43,43,43,43 video_nr=1,2,3,4 vbi_nr=1,2,3,4 
> radio_nr=1,2,3,4
> install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134; /sbin/modprobe 
> saa7134-oss
> options saa7134-oss dsp_nr=1,2,3,4 mixer_nr=1,2,3,4
> 
> dmesg show shows the four saa7134 cards correctly configured, and in addition 
> the oss device nodes:
> 
> saa7133[0]: registered device dsp1
> saa7133[0]: registered device mixer1
> saa7133[1]: registered device dsp2
> saa7133[1]: registered device mixer2
> saa7133[2]: registered device dsp3
> saa7133[2]: registered device mixer3
> saa7133[3]: registered device dsp4
> saa7133[3]: registered device mixer4
> 
> I don't know, however, if this procedure spoiled your experiment, let me know. 
> I had to do something to load saa7134-oss.
> 
> When I now run vlc, it finds the OSS devices, so that your suggestion appears 
> to have fixed the problem.

First I need somme clarifikation 'cause I don't have a soundcard
running saa7137 handy:
Are there three modules available in 1.0.10:
saa7137
saa7137-oss
saa7137-alsa ?

I can't seee the reason yet. What is the saa7137 for? Will it be
unloded automacigly by loading a -oss/alsa one?

If not, loding -oss/alsa via /etc/modules like this entry

saa7134 card=2,2,2,2 tuner=43,43,43,43 video_nr=1,2,3,4 \
vbi_nr=1,2,3,4  radio_nr=1,2,3,4
saa7134-oss dsp_nr=1,2,3,4 mixer_nr=1,2,3,4

should be that easy ;)

Any way, I'll blacklist saa7134 in svn.

Thanks for reporting

ELimar


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