[ntp:questions] chu and wwv audio driver problems in debian lenny
David Woolley
david at ex.djwhome.demon.co.uk.invalid
Mon Dec 1 09:35:19 UTC 2008
jimmyterrence at gmail.com wrote:
> I grabbed a different computer (which unfortunately seems to use the
> same audio hardware) and did a new install of debian lenny. This
> time, instead of using the oss drivers, I used ALSA, because they're
> newer and are supposed to be better supported. Now I have the
> following audio devices in /dev/snd
I believe you will need an application compiled to use Alsa, although I
believe there are options or tools, in Alsa, to emulate the older API.
I have a feeling they also emulate the older device names.
> SOUND_MIXER_READ_DEVMASK: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> SOUND_MIXER_READ_RECMASK: Inappropriate ioctl for device
This will be the result of using OSS system calls on Alsa drivers.
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