Re: Multiple sounds

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21.08.2006, at 11:50, Dmitri Nikulin wrote:
> On 8/21/06, Petr Janda <elekktretterr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > You were correct.
> > Is there any way to get this done automatically? Without manually
> > changing all multimedia programs that make sound?
> No, so FreeBSD 5+ 'solved' it as part of devfs, making the free
> channels appear on demand. It's possible with other hacks beneath the
> kernel surface but the less of those the better.

Well, I investigated doing this at some point, but it seemed quite 
impossible at this time.  We'd have to change the device handling, so 
that a driver can hand out private devices for an open and not have 
just one device per major/minor.

cheers
  simon

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