Alsa question

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Gregg:

The RC in alsa file names stands for "Release Candidate." Typically,
there are a few such release candidates issued prior to the release of a
new version of some alsa technology.

I don't recall precisely when dmix was introduced as a default
technology in alsa-1.0.9, but you're using a pre-release version if
you're on RC2. In fact, they went to RC4 before release, as I recall.

The technology you're looking for is called dmix, and it's not well
documented, as so much in alsa is not well documented. It should create
a file called .asoundrc in your $HOME.

I hope this is enough to google with. I'm sorry I don't have a more
precise pointer for you.

Gregory Nowak writes:
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> I've got a slackware 10.1 system, running a custom-built 2.6.12.3
> kernel. This kernel version comes with alsa-drivers 1.0.9rc2, which,
> if I'm not mistaken is later then plain 1.0.9. So, I've upgraded to
> alsa-lib and alsa-utils 1.0.9rc2, all built from source, and grabbed
> from alsa-project.org. However, I don't see any
> documentation on dmix in the alsa-lib and alsa-utils source trees, and
> I still can't play multiple sources through my sound card, which is a
> via82xx card.
> 
> Can someone please either point me to documentation somewhere
> describing how to get dmix working, or can someone please tell me what
> to do to get it working? Of course, if I'm wrong, and 1.0.9 is earlier
> then 1.0.9rc2, then I'll have to either wait for a newer kernel
> version to come out, or just grab the latest drivers, lib, and utils,
> and build all from source, disabling the sound options in the kernel
> config. Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 04:00:51PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > Beginning with alsa 1.0.9
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