Configuring Applications for OSSv4 - Revision history

Cesium: Reverted edits by RobertColeman88 (talk) to last revision by Seawright

2012-07-26T16:31:17Z

Reverted edits by RobertColeman88 (talk) to last revision by Seawright

2012-07-26T11:13:01Z

minor updates

2012-06-30T12:50:33Z

‎MPlayer: Suggest replace mplayer with mplayer2

2012-03-26T13:10:25Z

‎wine

2011-04-20T14:22:35Z

2010-06-24T16:37:10Z

‎gstreamer

2010-05-21T10:35:19Z

‎2.1 beta:: Forgot how to wikilink, fixing

2010-05-21T10:33:57Z

Updated Skype information

2010-05-16T14:10:16Z

‎libcanberra

2010-04-17T07:18:21Z

‎Phonon

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 * write the following line to ~/.mplayer/config
 *: ao = oss
 === openal, including openal based like Quake4 ===

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 === wine ===
 * Debian: install libwine-oss.
 * Select OSS driver in winecfg - audio tab. (In some cases winecfg will output ALSA lib errors - they can be ignored).
 === vlc ===

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 === SDL, including SDL-based like frozenbubble ===
 <span id="SDL"></span>
-* Debian: install libsdl1.2debian-oss or libsdl1.2debian-all
+* Debian: install libsdl1.2debian or libsdl1.2debian-oss or libsdl1.2debian-all
-* set SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dsp in the environment
+* optional: set SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dsp in the environment
 === Skype ===

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 === gstreamer ===
 * Several programs and sound wrappers use gstreamer, e.g. Rhythmbox, Totem, Exaile, Banshee, etc.
-* Install gst-plugins-bad >= 0.10.7 or use a patched version of libgstoss4audio.so for gstreamer <= 0.10.6
+* Install gst-plugins-good >= 0.10.23 or 0.10.19 >= gst-plugins-bad >= 0.10.7 or use a patched version of libgstoss4audio.so for gstreamer <= 0.10.6
 ** Gentoo: emerge ebuild from [http://hg.atheme.org/users/majeru/portage-overlay/summary unofficial overlay] or from [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232109 #232109].
 ** For Debian >= 5.0/lenny and Ubuntu >= 8.10/Intrepid: apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad

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 ==== 2.1 beta: ====
 * As of 2.1, there is no longer an OSS-enabled binary. It is possible that OSS support will be included in a future release.
-* Install PulseAudio and follow the instructions [[above|Configuring Applications for OSSv4#Pulseaudio]] to set up PulseAudio to use OSS4. Then set up Skype to use PulseAudio output.
+* Install PulseAudio and follow the instructions [[Configuring Applications for OSSv4#Pulseaudio|above]] to set up PulseAudio to use OSS4. Then set up Skype to use PulseAudio output.
 * Ubuntu Intrepid: Skype is available from skype.com as a .deb package for 32 and 64 bit systems. [http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/post-download/] Pulseaudio should already be installed with Ubuntu.
 === sox ===

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 * set SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dsp in the environment
-=== skype ===
+=== Skype ===
-* From 1.4 onward, Skype supports OSS using a separate OSS-enabled binary. The regular binary will not work!
+==== 1.x and 2.0: ====
 * Arch: install skype-oss
 * Ubuntu Intrepid: apt-get install skype-static-oss (from the medibuntu/multiverse repository)
 * install static OSS version from skype [http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/choose/] (Direct link to skype static OSS version 2.0.0.72: [http://www.mediafire.com/?2ydhmj4yo3i])
 === sox ===

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 * There are a few methods to get this working with OSS4:
 ** Use libcanberra's gstreamer backend, and configure gstreamer appropriately (See: [[Configuring_Applications_for_OSSv4#gstreamer| gstreamer]] instructions)
-*** Debian testing/squeeze or later: install libcanberra-gstreamer package
+*** Debian squeeze or later, Ubuntu lucid: install libcanberra-gstreamer package.
 *** Ubuntu 9.10: get libcanberra packages from the [https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/ppa]
 ** Use ALSA emulation. The libasound2-plugin method is known to work: [[Tips_And_Tricks#ALSA_Emulation]]

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 *** Phonon might mistakenly think the default output has been disconnected - erase ~/.kde/share/config/phonondevicesrc if the OSS option isn't available and recheck multimedia settings again.
 ** GStreamer backend:
-*** You need the oss or oss4 gstreamer plugin installed. See [[Configuring_Applications_for_OSSv4#Gstreamer.2C_required_for_Gnome_Volume_Applet|gstreamer]] entry.
+*** You need the oss or oss4 gstreamer plugin installed. See [[Configuring_Applications_for_OSSv4#gstreamer|gstreamer]] entry.
 ** Outputting via PulseAudio works too, if the [[Configuring_Applications_for_OSSv4#PulseAudio|setup]] below for Pulse is followed.