On Wednesday 05 April 2006 11:42, Segin wrote:
Although I have ALSA in my kernel, I also use the OSS compatability, and on top of that, use more regulary than ALSA directly. I use OSS in Wine cause the WineALSA driver is fustrating, and wants odd settings (something about DirectSound emulation -- I don't get it)
I can use ALSA if I need to, but I prefer the working legacy API
It's not a matter of whether the legacy API works or not, it's the fact that using ALSA allows proper blocked threading which means it's the best way to access the sound card without unnecessary cpu usage and substantially increasing the risk of sound stuttering. WineALSA needs to be the default in my opinion and if it's frustrating to set up that probably needs some attention.
Cheers, Con