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From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
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cc: Thomas Sailer <sailer@ife.ee.ethz.ch>
Subject: driver 0.0.4 released
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Hi!

	I released today driver v0.0.4. Here are changes:

0.0.3 -> 0.0.4

* change name from elsadriver to alsadriver
* soundcard module now supports up to 8 soundcards
* cleanups in sound.h - changed structure names from uppercase to lowercase
* mixer
   - support volume read in decibels (todo: set volume in decibels)
   - most bugfixes
* PCM
   + separated code for OSS PCM and native PCM
   + native PCM code - original API idea by Thomas Sailer modified by me (Jaroslav Kysela)
   + fixes in OSS PCM - underruns are now OK - RealVideo 5.0b3 works now perfectly
     - note: this driver with RV 5.0b3 with ISDN stream 40kbit/s on Pentium II
             10% CPU usage, with OSS/Lite from 2.0.33 - 50% CPU usage


	PCM / Mixer API is going to be stable now. So if someone is
interrested to work on some lowlevel code - write me. I should add your
work to plan file...

						Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
Academic Computer Centre, University of South Bohemia
Branisovska 31, C. Budejovice, CZ-370 05 Czech Republic


