Re: [gentoo-user] OSS4

>     On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 10:16 PM Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
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>         I wasn't sure about it either. I was hoping it would provide
>         kernel
>         modules that could be used or something like that. Might be worth
>         installing and then doing a equery f alsa-oss and see just
>         what it does
>         include. If it won't help, uninstall and hope for another option.
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>     Sure, why not. It installs a wrapper, a headings file and a library.
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>         Surely there is a way to do this, somewhere. :/
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>     Maybe, unless it is really blocked by the kernel.
>     <SIGH>
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>     Jorge
>

There is this link:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/OSS

That seems to say you can still install the real OSS.

The first step is to build a kernel with it included:

    Device Drivers  --->
            <M> Sound card support  --->
                 --- Sound card support
                 < >   Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --->
                 < >   Open Sound System (DEPRECATED) --->

Of course, since it is marked DEPRECATED, you don't know how well the 
driver will work.

Tom Naujokas