Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 May 1999 17:30:29 -0700 (PDT) | From | Dan Hollis <> | Subject | Re: [OT] SB Live! drivers released for Linux |
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On 3 May 1999, Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, Aaron Tiensivu <tiensivu@pilot.msu.edu> said: > >I haven't downloaded them yet but I just got the news. > >http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/ > Too bad they only released binary modules (and not even for the latest > stable kernel release, and only non-SMP). I wish there was a solid PCI > wavetable soundcard with an open source driver for Linux available > (someone PLEASE correct me if there is).
Of course someone could just cleanroom reverse engineer the binary driver and derive an open source one from it.
FWIW there IS a PCI wavetable card with opensource. The Trident 4dwave-NX based cards, and the ALSA driver.
I just got my card today >BD
-Dan
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