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- This is a special SCO Skunkware release of the Open Sound System
- (OSS) drivers for _Soundblaster_compatible_soundcards_only_ for
- SCO OpenServer (5.0.x), SCO UnixWare (2.1.1 and 2.1.2), and the
- SCO UnixWare Forum Beta release. These drivers have been
- licensed to SCO from 4Front Technologies.
-
- These drivers should replace the old Voxware drivers (from
- tls566). The OSS drivers include many new features, including a
- curses-based configuration utility, autodetection of many types
- of cards, and support for newer Plug & Play audio cards.
-
- If you do not have a Soundblaster-compatible audio card,
- these drivers will not work for you. You can purchase drivers
- for other audio cards at the 4Front Technologies web site:
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- http://www.4front-tech.com/
-
- To install the OSS drivers, unpack the appropriate archive
- (oss.osr5.tar.gz for OpenServer 5.0.x or oss.uw.tar.gz for
- Unixware) into /usr/lib. This will create the directory
- /usr/lib/oss. Read /usr/lib/oss/Readme for further
- instructions.
-
- NOTE: Unlike the old Voxware drivers, you must run the
- /usr/lib/oss/soundon utility after each reboot to activate the
- audio driver.
-
- NOTE: These drivers do not support the Emu8000 synth chip found
- in some of the higher-end Soundblaster cards. If your audio
- card has the Emu chip, you can still use these drivers to play
- samples, however, MIDI synthesis will not work. A special
- package that supports the Emu8000 chip can be purchased at the
- 4Front Technologies web site.
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