Hallo, julien.breval@tremplin-utc.net hat gesagt: // julien.breval@tremplin-utc.net wrote:
some time ago I read that the next Linux kernel (current version is 2.4.x) will originally include the latest ALSA driver as the generic sound driver (maybe OSS will be abandonned)
OSS will still be included, but ALSA is now the default.
do you know when this kernel (2.5) is released ? I could not find any information about this
2.5 is already released, but is the developer's version. Kernel 2.6 is expected Real Soon Now (tm). 2.6 test versions are already part of Debian unstable.
I'm very interested in this new kernel, because currently the most recent Hammerfall sound cards (like mine) are not directly compatible with the ALSA driver anymore (hdsploader problem, related to the RME Hammerfall PCI hardware revision v1.8 and higher whose firmwares are not downgradable)
Kernel-ALSA and the standalone ALSA versions are more or less the same, so I wouldn't expect many differences here, I'm sorry to say.
I saw there are new versions of the ALSA driver too, but I haven't tested them yet (maybe this RME problem was corrected ; I should try installing these new drivers)
Yes, you should. I think there has been some work done in this area. Thomas, are you reading this and can comment on it?
is there anyone on this list who uses a recent Hammerfall dsp sound card under Linux ? when did you buy your card ?
You might want to ask on linux-audio-(dev|user), too.
ciao
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