mpv/DOCS/SOUNDCARDS

Recommendations for misc. soundcards
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Aureal Vortex 2:
			OSS/Free: no driver
			OSS	: OK
			ALSA	: no driver
			Max kHz : 48
			Driver	: aureal.sourceforge.net
	Driver2 : http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2
	(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

PC Speaker or DAC:
			OSS     : OK (new timing code?)
			ALSA    : no driver
			Max kHz : 6 ;) (the driver emulates 44.1 maybe more)
			Driver  : ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp

 - 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 DOCS/CDROM .
 - 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!

	Gabucino