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- Lines: 93
- Date:
Sun Aug 31 08:47:02 1997
- Orig file:
v2.0.30/linux/drivers/sound/Readme.cards
- Orig date:
Fri Sep 20 07:00:35 1996
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.0.30/linux/drivers/sound/Readme.cards linux/drivers/sound/Readme.cards
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
IMPORTANT! This document covers only cards that were "known" when
this driver version was released. Please look at
- http://www.4front-tech.com/usslite for info about
+ http://www.4front-tech.com/ossfree for info about
cards introduced recently.
The following covers mainly the "old" configuration
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
There are many soundcards which don't work with this driver
version (v3.5). Support for some of them is expected to be
available during/after summer 1996 (in version 3.6). Please check
-http://www.4front-tech.com/usslite for latest news. Please don't
+http://www.4front-tech.com/ossfree for latest news. Please don't
mail me and ask about these cards. The unsupported cards are:
- All PnP soundcards (SB PnP, GUS PnP, Soundscape PnP etc.)
Schedule for availability of PnP soundcard support in
- USS/Lite depends on progress made by kernel PnP team
+ OSS/Free depends on progress made by kernel PnP team
(probably in Linux 2.1.xx versions). With Linux 2.0.x
versions there are two ways to get PnP soundcards to work:
- Use isapnptools, DOS, Win95 or PnP aware BIOS to wake up the
card before starting the sound driver. See "Configuring PnP
soundcards" below for some hints.
- - Support for SB PnP and GUS PnP is present in USS/Linux (the
+ - Support for SB PnP and GUS PnP is present in OSS/Linux (the
commercial version of this driver).
- Mwave soundcards and motherboards
(Version 3.6 or 3.7. Depends on how fast I get
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
- Compaq Deskpro
(Version 3.5.4-beta6 (already released))
- Sound Galaxy Washington/Waverider
- (Audio features already in USS/Linux (USS/Lite soon).
+ (Audio features already in OSS/Linux (OSS/Free soon).
Can't promise the waverider synth since
availability of chip specs is uncertain).
- Yamaha OPL4 (on cards having _RAM_ for samples)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
PnP soundcards (as well as most other PnP ISA cards) are not supported
by version 3.5 of this driver (Linux 1.3.xx and Linux 2.0.x). Proper
support for them should be released during spring 96
-(see http://www.4front-tech.com/usslite for latest info).
+(see http://www.4front-tech.com/ossfree for latest info).
There is a method to get most of the PnP cards to work. The basic method
is the following:
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
!!!!! purposes. It WAS required to change /dev/dsp (a symlink) to !!!!
!!!!! point to /dev/dsp1. !!!!
!!!!! !!!!
-!!!!! This is not required with USS versions 3.5-beta6 and later !!!!
+!!!!! This is not required with OSS versions 3.5-beta6 and later !!!!
!!!!! since there is now just one audio device file. Please !!!!
!!!!! change /dev/dsp to point back to /dev/dsp0 if you are !!!!
!!!!! upgrading from an earlier driver version using !!!!
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@
Writing a driver for a new card is not possible if there are no
programming information available about the card. If you don't
find your new card from this file, look from the home page
-(http://www.4front-tech.com/usslite). Then please contact
+(http://www.4front-tech.com/ossfree). Then please contact
manufacturer of the card and ask if they have (or are willing to)
released technical details of the card. Do this before contacting me. I
can only answer 'no' if there are no programming information available.
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@
There are some common audio chipsets that are not supported yet. For example
Sierra Aria and IBM Mwave. It's possible that these architectures
get some support in future but I can't make any promises. Just look
-at the home page (http://www.4front-tech.com/usslite/new_cards.html)
+at the home page (http://www.4front-tech.com/ossfree/new_cards.html)
for latest info.
Information about unsupported soundcards and chipsets is welcome as well
@@ -1029,12 +1029,11 @@
If you have any corrections and/or comments, please contact me.
Hannu Savolainen
-hannu@voxware.pp.fi
+hannu@4front-tech.com
-Personal home page: http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/voxware/hannu.html
-www home page of USS/Lite: http://www.4front-tech.com/usslite
- European/Finnish mirror: http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/voxware
+Personal home page: http://www.4front-tech.com/hannu.html
+www home page of OSS/Free: http://www.4front-tech.com/ossfree
www home page of commercial
-Open Sound System drivers: http://www.4front-tech.com/uss.html
+Open Sound System drivers: http://www.4front-tech.com/oss.html
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