__/ [ Jim Richardson ] on Sunday 13 May 2007 04:09 \__
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> On Sat, 12 May 2007 17:57:09 +0100,
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>> [X-Fi Drivers to Linux]
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>>>> | Creative plans to make proprietary (closed source) drivers available
>>>> | for the X-Fi series of sound cards. SEE Soundcard Support for
>>>> | updated details. These drivers should have full support for ALSA
>>>> | (playback, recording, mixer, MIDI, synthesis) and OpenAL 1.1 (with
>>>> | EAX effects).
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>>>> http://opensource.creative.com/
>>>
>>> Creative still haven't got their *Vista* drivers for X-Fi out of Beta,
>>> and they're already going ahead with Linux drivers!
>>>
>>> My, my. How times change.
>>>
>>>> Linux is suitable for audio professionals.
>>>
>>> With a low-latency kernel, better ... even.
>>>
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>> I saw some excellent work on kernel patches done by one of the main
>> embedded linux providers (don't recall which one); the blocking
>> behaviour of the kernel was hugely improved.
>>
>> The problem of streaming audio through the kernel is much the same as
>> the problem of moving streams across networks - you need a particular
>> kind of system behaviour which is able to fully respect the temporal
>> relationship of the data constantly, not just in bursts. We need 3-mode
>> kernels...
>>
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> What's a 3 mode kernel? user, kernel and other?
Mind this little update:
X-Fi running under linux is now officially dead
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| X-Fi running under linux is now officially dead - according to Creative
| Labs that is. Citing an unwillingness to enter the world of linux due
| to issues with DRM, (namely the distinct lack of them)...
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http://poorandimbecile.blogspot.com/2007/05/x-fi-running-under-linux-is-now.html
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