Re: [Alsa-user] Lots of Misc question (NEWBIE to Alsa)

[Patrick S. <psh...@bo...>]

Cameron Matheson wrote:
> 
> Hey,
> 
> I've been reading about the alsa project, and i have a bunch of
> questions:
> 
> 1) What's the purpose? From what i read on the website, it seemed like
> it was to provide a better api?
> 

Yep.  One that is possible of fufilling the requirements of
professionals and genereal users.

> 2) Does it work w/ the 2.4.x kernels?  All the docs (HOWTO, etc) only
> have info on 2.0 and 2.2 kernels... other stuff i read leads me to
> believe that it does have 2.4 support.  Can i use alsa w/ my 2.4 kernel?
> 

Yep I'm using cvs with 2.4.16 but other people have been using the
tarballs successfully too.

> 3) What would be the advantage to me if i switched over to alsa (i have
> an es1371)... i guess this question is pretty related to #1.
> 

You would have access to professional audio programs that only support
alsa and you would be using a truely open source project. Also Even
Linus agrees that alsa is the future of linux audio so you will get a
head start in understanding it before it is fully merged into the 2.5.x
kernel

> 4) My joystick doesn't work on the 2.4 series (on the 2.2 series it did,
> but when i chose to enable es1371 support, it asked me if i wanted
> joystick too)... Will alsa allow me to use my joystick (or is that
> completely unrelated?)
> 

Sorry don't know. Try browsing the archives for joystick support or
others will probably tell you here.

> I think that's it... unless there's something else a stranger should
> now.
> 
> Thanks,
> Cameron Matheson
> 
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