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11 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></B></P> 10 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></B></P>
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13 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently 12 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently
14 contains these drivers:</P> 13 contains these drivers:</P>
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16 <TABLE BORDER=0> 15 <TABLE BORDER=0>
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18 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">General:</B></P></TD></TR> 17 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>General:</B></P></TD></TR>
19 18
20 <TR><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">oss</TD><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS (ioctl) driver (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR> 19 <TR><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=top>oss</TD><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD>OSS (ioctl) driver (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR>
21 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sdl</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SDL driver (supports up/downsampling, <B>ESD</B>, <B>ARTS</B> etc)</TD></TR> 20 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>sdl</TD><TD></TD><TD>SDL driver (supports up/downsampling, <B>ESD</B>, <B>ARTS</B> etc)</TD></TR>
22 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">nas</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">NAS (Network Audio System) driver</TD></TR> 21 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>nas</TD><TD></TD><TD>NAS (Network Audio System) driver</TD></TR>
23 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR> 22 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD>native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR>
24 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa9</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.9 driver (works, but has problems -> use OSS) (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR> 23 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>alsa9</TD><TD></TD><TD>native ALSA 0.9 driver (works, but has problems -> use OSS) (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR>
25 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sun</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SUN audio driver (<CODE>/dev/audio</CODE>) for BSD and Solaris8 users</TD></TR> 24 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>sun</TD><TD></TD><TD>SUN audio driver (<CODE>/dev/audio</CODE>) for BSD and Solaris8 users</TD></TR>
26 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">arts</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ARTS driver (mostly for KDE users)</TD></TR> 25 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>arts</TD><TD></TD><TD>native ARTS driver (mostly for KDE users)</TD></TR>
27 26
28 </TABLE> 27 </TABLE>
29 28
30 <P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems. 29 <P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems.
31 It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P> 30 It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P>
49 <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P> 48 <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P>
50 49
51 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P> 50 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P>
52 51
53 <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> 52 <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%">
54 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD><TR> 53 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD><TR>
55 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&amp;release_id=59602">here</A></TD><TR> 54 <TD></TD><TD>Driver:</TD><TD> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&amp;release_id=59602">here</A></TD><TR>
56 55
57 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD><TR> 56 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD><TR>
58 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> 57 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>no driver</TD><TR>
59 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 58 <TD></TD><TD>OSS/Pro:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
60 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> 59 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>no driver</TD><TR>
61 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR> 60 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR>
62 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"><A HREF="http://aureal.sourceforge.net">aureal.sourceforge.net</A></TD><TR> 61 <TD></TD><TD>Driver:</TD><TD><A HREF="http://aureal.sourceforge.net">aureal.sourceforge.net</A></TD><TR>
63 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver2:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2">here</A><BR> 62 <TD></TD><TD>Driver2:</TD><TD> from <A HREF="http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2">here</A><BR>
64 (<I>buffer size increased to 32k</I>)</TD><TR> 63 (<I>buffer size increased to 32k</I>)</TD><TR>
65 64
66 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">GUS PnP</B></TD><TR> 65 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>GUS PnP</B></TD><TR>
67 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> 66 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>no driver</TD><TR>
68 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 67 <TD></TD><TD>OSS/Pro:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
69 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 68 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
70 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> 69 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR>
71 70
72 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB Live!</B></TD><TR> 71 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>SB Live!</B></TD><TR>
73 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD><TR> 72 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD><TR>
74 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Both OK</TD><TR> 73 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>Both OK</TD><TR>
75 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">192</TD><TR> 74 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>192</TD><TR>
76 75
77 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB AWE 64</B></TD><TR> 76 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>SB AWE 64</B></TD><TR>
78 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">max 44kHz</TD><TR> 77 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>max 44kHz</TD><TR>
79 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48kHz sounds bad</TD><TR> 78 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>48kHz sounds bad</TD><TR>
80 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> 79 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR>
81 80
82 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD><TR> 81 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD><TR>
83 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK</TD><TR> 82 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>not OK</TD><TR>
84 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 83 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
85 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">44</TD><TR> 84 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>44</TD><TR>
86 85
87 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound MAX</B></TD><TR> 86 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>Gravis UltraSound MAX</B></TD><TR>
88 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 87 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
89 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> 88 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK (?)</TD><TR>
90 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> 89 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR>
91 90
92 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">ESS 688</B></TD><TR> 91 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>ESS 688</B></TD><TR>
93 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 92 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
94 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> 93 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK (?)</TD><TR>
95 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> 94 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR>
96 95
97 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">C-Media cards (which ones?)</B></TD><TR> 96 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>C-Media cards (which ones?)</B></TD><TR>
98 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (hissing) (?)</TD><TR> 97 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>not OK (hissing) (?)</TD><TR>
99 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> 98 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK (?)</TD><TR>
100 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> 99 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>?</TD><TR>
101 100
102 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD><TR> 101 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD><TR>
103 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (?) (maybe <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR> 102 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>not OK (?) (maybe <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR>
104 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK only with ALSA 0.5 with OSS emulation <B>AND</B> <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (!) (?)</TD><TR> 103 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK only with ALSA 0.5 with OSS emulation <B>AND</B> <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (!) (?)</TD><TR>
105 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> 104 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>?</TD><TR>
106 105
107 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Cards with envy24 chips (like Terratec EWS88MT)</B></TD><TR> 106 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>Cards with envy24 chips (like Terratec EWS88MT)</B></TD><TR>
108 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> 107 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>?</TD><TR>
109 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> 108 <TD></TD><TD>OSS/Pro:</TD><TD>OK</TD><TR>
110 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> 109 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>?</TD><TR>
111 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> 110 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>?</TD><TR>
112 111
113 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD><TR> 112 <TD COLSPAN=3><B>PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD><TR>
114 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (Use the SDL driver: <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR> 113 <TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>OK (Use the SDL driver: <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR>
115 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> 114 <TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>no driver</TD><TR>
116 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD><TR> 115 <TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD><TR>
117 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"><A HREF="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp">ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp</A></TD> 116 <TD></TD><TD>Driver:</TD><TD><A HREF="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp">ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp</A></TD>
118 </TABLE> 117 </TABLE>
119 118
120 <UL> 119 <UL>
121 <LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI> 120 <LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI>
122 <LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g. 121 <LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g.