[PD] OSS/ALSA, DIO-errors (was:Test Audio: just trying to hear anything)

[moritz]

IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
> mik wrote:
> 
>> take oss instead of alsa in "Media".
>>
> 
> and don't forget to load the "snd_pcm_oss" module first, to be able to
> do this!
> 
> i found that using oss emulation often is a good idea (if you don't care
> for advanced features, whatever they are), especially if other
> applications work fine with your soundcard and only pd has problems with it.
> 
> however, if you don't get any sound from any application (alsaplay,
> play, audacity,...), then this won't help you either.
> 
> 
> 
> mfgsdfrt
> IOhannes
> 
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ola,
i have also to say that i have often less problems with OSS emulation on 
different linux-machines then direct with ALSA. With "direct"-alsa i 
have a lot of DIO-errors:
A/D/A sync bla.. DAC blocked...(even with the same audio buffer)

Or does the OSS-emulation just not report the errors?


eo

MOritz