Is it wise to disable OSS in the kernel?

dahouse · n00b Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 16

Hey,

I'm configuring Alsa to work with a USB soundcard (Tascam 122) and with my laptop soundcard.

In kernel config, would it be wise to disable OSS? I'm going to be using the alsa driver, so I figure it would be... Am I wrong?

Please bear with me, I'm new to linux and I'm just getting the hang of it.

-Chris[/u]

Sadako · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject:

If you are using alsa, then yes, you should absolutely disable oss.

I've found very few apps that still actually require oss support, and for those few the oss emulation alsa provides works just fine.
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ok · Guru Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 390 Location: germany

Open Sound System (OSS) is deprecated and should be disabled if you want to use ALSA.
Have a look at: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml

knifeyspoony · n00b Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 70

I have OSS disabled in my kernel, and it has never caused a problem.

i92guboj · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:53 am Post subject:

For those using old software which is still not ported to alsa, you can still enable oss emulation through alsa in your kernel. Most oss programs should work ok with that emulation enabled, and you will not need oss for anything.