Linux/sound

Aerdan · Post by **Aerdan** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:25 am

Using 2.6.9-gentoo-r9 kernel and nvidia 1.0.6629 driver [for my GeForce FX5200], 768MB RAM on a 1.2GHz Duron...

Sound in Super Mario World [aside from level music] lags and is horribly mangled.

[Side note: Star Ocean's battles aren't horribly fast for me.]

Post by **Nach** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:46 am

Which sound system are you using? I understand having SDL use OSS emulated by ALSA works terrible.

I don't have fast battles in SO either, don't know what the SO complaints are about.

Aerdan · Post by **Aerdan** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:49 am

Okay, apparently it's an issue with artsd. [It's KDE's sound daemon, which allows it to 'behave' like Windows where sound is concerned.]

As for ALSA emulating OSS...my sound card requires ALSA to work correctly, so...

Post by **Nach** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:52 am

Just have SDL access ALSA natively instead of through OSS.

I've also heard using it through ARTS or deleting the mcop-youruser in /tmp helps.

Aerdan · Post by **Aerdan** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:53 am

Again, killing ARTSd fixed the problem.

[EDIT: going to reemerge SDL and recompile zsnes and see if that helps.]