Re: [Alsa-user] Use softvol device with OSS emulation?

[Takashi I. <ti...@su...>]

At Wed, 01 Jun 2005 06:36:49 +0200,
Sebastian wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm using ALSA 1.0.8 and kernel 2.6.12-rc5. A short while ago the
> softvol plugin was introduced and I started using it right away.
> I need OSS emulation and I would like to use the PCM device created by
> the softvol plugin for OSS emulation also.
> Whenever I use OSS there's no PCM device and apps like mplayer start
> inserting a volume filter. I tried this:
> 
> echo 'PCM "PCM" 0' > /proc/asound/card0/oss_mixer
> 
> and afterwards when I use an app with OSS emulation and try to change
> the volume from within the slider 'PCM' in alsamixer goes up or down,
> but the volume doesn't change like when I do the same in an app that I
> use with ALSA directly.
> 
> Will this be possible in the near future?

Use aoss wrapper so that the OSS emulation is done on user-space.


Takashi