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  <A NAME=2.2.2>2.2.2.  Audio output devices

  - OSS (ioctl) driver
  - SDL driver (supports up/downsampling, esd, arts etc)
  - native ALSA 0.5 driver
  - native ALSA 0.9 driver (buggy, use OSS emulation!)
  - ESD (through SDL)
  - ARTS (through SDL)
  - SUN audio driver (/dev/audio) for BSD and Solaris8 users


  <A NAME=2.2.2.1>2.2.2.1.  Soundcard experiences, recommendations

  Aureal Vortex 2:
			OSS/Free: no driver
			OSS	: OK
			ALSA	: no driver
			Max kHz : 48
			Driver	: <A HREF="http://aureal.sourceforge.net">aureal.sourceforge.net</A>
			Driver2 : from <A HREF="http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2">here</A>
				  (buffer size increased to 64k)

  GUS PnP:
			OSS/Free: no driver
			OSS	: OK
			ALSA	: OK
			Max kHz	: 48

  SB Live!:
			OSS	: OK
			ALSA	: (?)
			Max kHz : 48

  SB AWE 64		OSS	: max 44kHz
			ALSA	: 48kHz sounds shit
			Max kHz : 48

  Gravis UltraSound ACE:
			OSS     : max 44Khz. Also has problems with the
				  new sound code.
			ALSA    : OK
			Max kHz : 48

  Gravis UltraSound MAX:
			OSS     : OK
			ALSA    : OK (?)
			Max kHz : 48

  ESS 688:
			OSS     : OK
			ALSA    : OK (?)
			Max kHz : 48

  C-Media cards (which ones?)
			OSS	: not OK (hissing) (?)
			ALSA	: OK (?)
			Max kHz : ?

  PC Speaker or DAC:
			OSS     : OK (use the SDL driver : -ao sdl)
			ALSA    : no driver
			Max kHz : the driver emulates 44.1 maybe more
			Driver  : <A HREF="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp">ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp</A>

   - use at least 2.4 if possible, 2.2 isn't tested
   - if sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking !
     for example "hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom" (see "man hdparm" !!!)
     This is recommended anyways... (for XMMS, etc...)
     Read section <A HREF="dvd.html#4.1">4.1</A> .
   - don't use your soundcard by other application ( for ex. XMMS ) !
     if you use ESD, start MPlayer with the esddsp utility !
   - Please tell us how MPlayer and your soundcard(s) worked together!

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