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AOSS

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 3 October 2001
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NAME

aoss - Wrapper script to facilitate use of the ALSA OSS compatibilitylibrary. 

SYNOPSIS

aoss osscommand [arguments]

 

DESCRIPTION

aoss is a simple wrapper script which facilitates the use of theALSA OSS compatibility library. It just sets the appropriate LD_PRELOADpath and then runs the command.

This is useful in cases where routing settings (which can be made inyour .asoundrc file) need to be applied to commands that use the OSSAPI.

Examples of asoundrc configuration:

pcm.dsp0 {        type plug
        slave.pcm "hw:0,0"
}

or

pcm.dsp0 {        type plug
        slave.pcm "dmix"
}

In the above configuration examples, the pcm.dsp0 definition is used to wrap calls do /dev/dsp0. You can also wrap usage of /dev/dsp1, /dev/dsp2, etc. by defining pcm.dsp1, pcm.dsp2, etc..

The PCM name to open can be given explicitly via ALSA_OSS_PCM_DEVICEenvironment variable, too. This overrides the default dsp0, etc.

Note on mmap: aoss mmap support might be buggy. Your results may vary when trying to use an application that uses mmap'ing to access the OSS device files.

 

Arguments

osscommand

A command that uses the OSS API

arguments

The appropriate arguments and options for the OSS command.

 

AUTHORS

The OSS compatibility library is by Abramo Bagnara <abramoAATTalsa-project.org>.The aoss script and this document are by James Tappin <jamesAATTxena.uklinux.net>.

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