[vlc] Re: v4l can't read /dev/dsp with 2.6.17-rc1 kernel

[Stone]

On 4/3/06, Stone <syphyr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It appears that some changes have been made to the alsa OSS emulation in
> 2.6.17-rc1 kernels. When I try the following command, I get an error
> message from v4l saying, "Invalid argument" when it attempts to read
> /dev/dsp.  This works fine with 2.6.16.1 kernels. But, 2.6.17-rc1 seems to
> have some fixes in it that I want. I have verified that /dev/dsp exists with
> the proper permissions.  There is something else wrong... Thanks.
>


I believe what broke VLC from being able to read /dev/dsp is this new kernel
option:

CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y

If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not support
conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will behave like most of new
OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels.
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