patch-1.3.34 linux/drivers/sound/Readme

• Lines: 96
• Date: Wed Oct 11 07:55:37 1995
• Orig file: v1.3.33/linux/drivers/sound/Readme
• Orig date: Sun Aug 13 14:45:32 1995

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.33/linux/drivers/sound/Readme linux/drivers/sound/Readme
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+IMPORTANT! This version of the driver is compatible only with Linux versions
+	   1.3.33 and later. It may work with earlier ones as a loadable
+	   module but...
+
+	   Also this is an ALPHA test version which has not been tested
+	   with all cards. At least AEDSP16 support will not work. PAS16
+	   and PSS supports have not been tested. /dev/dsp and /dev/audio
+ 	   playback with standard GUS sounds scrambled.
+
 Please read the SOUND-HOWTO (available from sunsite.unc.edu and other Linux ftp 
 sites). It contains much more information than this file.
 
@@ -7,39 +16,19 @@
 * about configuring various cards.				*
 *****************************************************************
 
-VoxWare v3.0.1 release notes
-----------------------------
+VoxWare v3.5-alpha2 release notes
+---------------------------------
 
-This version is the final v3.0. All features I have planned to
-include in v3.0 are there but some of them are completely untested
-(see experimental.txt).
-
-*** GUS MAX enhancements *****************************************************
-Recording with GUS MAX works now. The configuration program asks
-two DMA channels for GUS MAX. You have to use two different 16 bit
-DMA numbers (5, 6 or 7) if you want to record (8 bit DMA channels
-may or may not work). It's still possible to use just one DMA channel
-with GUS MAX but recording doesn't work in this case (a hardware limitation).
-Even the driver has capability to use two DMA channels, simultaneous recording
-and playback is not possible with GUS MAX (will not be before v4.0 
-of the driver). However it's now possible to play using /dev/dsp and /dev/dsp1
-at the same time (or /dev/dsp and /dev/sequencer as well).
-Recording using /dev/dsp1 will not work if GUS MAX is configured to use two
-DMA channels.
-******************************************************************************
-
-There are some additional device files (since v2.90-2 andv3.0-proto-94mmdd 
-versions).
-You will need to create additional device files using the script at the
-end of ./linux/Readme. Also recompile all mixer programs since there are
-some new channels that are not enabled in mixers compiled with older
-soundcard.h.
+This is not an official release but just an experimental alpha
+test version. The official version is included in Linux-1.3.3x
+version sources.
 
 There are some programming information (little bit old) in the
 Hacker's Guide 
 (ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/OS/Linux/ALPHA/sound/snd-sdk-doc-0.1.ps.gz).
 Believe me: The file is really there. The directory is just hidden and
-you have to cd into it before the file is visible.
+you have to cd into it before the file is visible. Note: This directory
+was accidently removed some time ago but it's now back.
 
 I have got many patches from various persons during last year. Some of
 them are still on my mailbox and they should be included in versions
@@ -62,8 +51,7 @@
    You will also need the latest version of the soundscape.co[01] file.
    The old sndscape.cod will ___NOT___ work (it propably just hangs your
    system completely). The latest code file is available from ftp.ensoniq.com
-   as part of the DOS/Windows driver distribution. See sndscape/ssinit.c
-   for more info.
+   as part of the DOS/Windows driver distribution.
 -  This is Linux only version. It should work in other operating systems
    (SCO, UW, FreeBSD and NetBSD) too but may require some fixes before
    it compiles.
@@ -89,7 +77,7 @@
 		(NOTE! WSS mode may not work (DMA channel setup problem)).
 MediaTriX AudioTriX Pro (OPL4 and the optional effect daughtercard
 	require special initialization. There is a program (setfx) in
-	the audiotrix directory which does it).
+	the snd-util-3.0.tar.gz package which does it).
 Ensoniq SoundScape (works but needs some improvements)
 MV Jazz16 based soundcards (ProSonic, 3D etc).
 SoundMan Wave (recording may not work, mixer support is limited)
@@ -154,7 +142,7 @@
 	Hunyue Yau	Mixer support for SG NX Pro.
 	Marc Hoffman	PSS support.
 	Rainer Vranken	Initialization for Jazz16 (ProSonic, MV3D, SM Wave).
-	Peter Trattler	Loadable module support for Linux.
+	Peter Trattler	Initial version of loadable module support for Linux.
 	JRA Gibson	16 bit mode for Jazz16
 	Davor Jadrijevic MAD16 support
 	Gregor Hoffleit	Mozart support
@@ -173,6 +161,7 @@
 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. 	A SCO OpenServer + SDK
 Ensoniq Corp,		a SoundScape card and extensive amount of assistance
 MediaTriX Peripherals Inc, a AudioTriX Pro card + SDK
+Acer, Inc.		a pair of AcerMagic S23 cards.
 
 In addition the following companies have provided me sufficial amount
 of technical information at least some of their products (free or $$$):