Re: Sound

[Michel <mic...@ii...>]

On Sat, 2001-12-29 at 19:56, M=A7K wrote:
>=20
> >> 1) after loading dmasound and starting XMMS, even with the highest
> >> division rate (1:4) and with an 8bit play, the output is
> >> sllllloooooooowwwww (while with any amiga PPC mp3 player everything is
> >> perfect)
> >=20
> > Maybe it's still using more than 28 kHz output rate, cat /dev/sndstat
> > will tell. To use higher rates you need to play some tricks with amifb,
> > this has been discussed on this list.
>=20
> Ok, I solved the problem about modules loading (I had set the wrong
> aliases), and then browsed the whole ml archive.
> Most of the postings  just tell to have a look at the FAQ, which at the
> moment is unreachable; anyway, from a couple of mails I understood (or, a=
t
> least,  believed it) that I had to add a "video=3Damifb:vga" or "mode:000=
011"

Not "or" but "and". Oh, and the latter should be video=3Dmap:...

> to the bootstrap command line, then cycle the login prompts and at last
> enjoy my (almost) full rate sound.
>=20
> Well, it didn't work. I tried many combinations and positions but nothing=
.

With video=3Dpm2fb:... video=3Damifb:vga video=3Dmap:000011, you should be
able to enjoy high quality sound after alt-F5 and then alt-F6.


> However, I noticed an interesting (?) thing: cat /dev/sndstat outputs tha=
t
> I'm using 8bit sound always, except after loading an Mp3 with XMMS or
> playing a sample (I tried to install Zangband's...).

That's normal.


>     sound.speed =3D 44100Hz (phys. 28375Hz)

This is the discrepancy that needs to be resolved.


--=20
Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast