Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Problems with webcam drivers

[Anne Wilson <cannewilson tiscali co uk>]

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On Monday 26 Jul 2004 03:16, Kilian Krause wrote:
> Hi Anne,
>
Hi, Killian
> > that can be a long process. The 2.6 kernel is not using OSS anymore
> > (/dev/dsp) but ALSA instead, that can explain why you lost your sound.
>
I did use alsa with oss-emulation under 9.1, so I'm sure it is only finding 
the right setup that I need :-)

> cutting into here, there is to say, that 2.6 does actually ship OSS
> modules. So it's not technically impossible to have OSS with 2.6, yet it
> however is depreciated. To use the ALSA on a /dev/dsp you need the
> snd-usb-audio (for the USB cam mic) and snd-pcm-oss (for the OSS
> emulation). The rest should show up loaded automagically.
> Yet for native ALSA drivers loaded, having the libpwlib-plugin-alsa is
> the far better option. Especially you have a more meaningful device
> naming than with the OSS plugin. ;)
>
I've added snd-pcm-oss to modprobe.preload, but snd-usb-audio is a directory, 
so I don't understand what you mean there.  I can't find anything at all 
about libpwlib-plugin-alsa.

> > I suggest you going on irc.gnome.org,#gnomemeeting to see if somebody can
> > help you in live.
>
> It's quite quiet around there. So don't be frustrated if it takes ages
> for someone capable of helping to show up. ;)

I'll try later today - time zones are a problem ;-)

Anne
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