1 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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2 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/lib/alsa-lib-&alsa-lib-version;.tar.bz2">
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7 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/lib/alsa-lib-&alsa-lib-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-md5sum "34ceaac0d1f0fc2b1462cef7c3a6825e">
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9 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-size "661 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-buildsize "33.7 MB (45.5 MB if docs are built)">
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11 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-time "0.59 SBU">
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12 | ]>
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13 |
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14 | <sect1 id="alsa-lib" xreflabel="ALSA Library-&alsa-lib-version;">
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15 | <sect1info>
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16 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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17 | <date>$Date$</date>
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18 | </sect1info>
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19 | <?dbhtml filename="alsa-lib.html"?>
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20 | <title>ALSA Library-&alsa-lib-version;</title>
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21 |
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22 | <sect2>
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23 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym>
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24 | Library</application></title>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application> package
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27 | contains the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> library. This is used by programs
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28 | (including <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Utilities</application>)
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29 | requiring access to the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> sound interface.</para>
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30 |
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31 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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32 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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33 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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34 | <ulink url="&alsa-lib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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36 | <ulink url="&alsa-lib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-lib-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download size: &alsa-lib-size;</para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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40 | &alsa-lib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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42 | &alsa-lib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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43 | </sect3>
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44 |
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45 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application>
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46 | dependencies</title>
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47 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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48 | <para><ulink url="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</ulink> and
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49 | <xref linkend="doxygen"/></para>
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50 | </sect4>
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51 | </sect3>
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52 |
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53 | </sect2>
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54 |
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55 | <sect2>
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56 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym>
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57 | Library</application>
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58 | </title>
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59 |
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60 | <para>In the <quote>Sound</quote> section of the kernel configuration, edit
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61 | <userinput>Advanced Linux Sound Architecture</userinput> options to match your
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62 | audio hardware and disable deprecated <userinput>Open Sound System</userinput>.
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63 | Recompile and install your new kernel.</para>
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64 |
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65 | <para>Install <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application> by
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66 | running the following commands:</para>
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67 |
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68 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --enable-static &&
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69 | make &&
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70 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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71 |
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72 | <para>If you have <application><acronym>JACK</acronym></application> installed
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73 | and you wish to build the <application><acronym>JACK</acronym></application>
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74 | <acronym>PCM</acronym> plugin library, run the following commands:</para>
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75 |
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76 | <screen><userinput><command>cd src/pcm/ext &&
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77 | make jack &&
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78 | make install-jack &&
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79 | cd ../../..</command></userinput></screen>
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80 |
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81 | <para>If you have <application>Doxygen</application> installed and you wish to
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82 | build the library <acronym>API</acronym> documentation, run the following
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83 | commands from the top-level directory of the source tree:</para>
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84 |
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85 | <screen><userinput><command>make doc &&
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86 | install -d -m755 /usr/share/alsa/doc/html &&
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87 | install -m644 doc/doxygen/html/* /usr/share/alsa/doc/html</command></userinput></screen>
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88 |
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89 | </sect2>
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90 |
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91 | <sect2>
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92 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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93 |
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94 | <para><parameter>--enable-static</parameter>: This switch is used to enable
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95 | building the static library because some programs link against it.</para>
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96 |
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97 | </sect2>
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98 |
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99 | <sect2>
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100 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym>
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101 | Library</application></title>
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102 |
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103 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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104 | <para><filename>/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf</filename>,
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105 | <filename>/etc/asound.conf</filename>,
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106 | <filename>~/.asoundrc</filename> and
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107 | <filename>/usr/share/alsa/{cards,pcm}/*.conf</filename></para>
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108 | </sect3>
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109 |
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110 | <sect3><title>Configuration information</title>
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111 |
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112 | <para>The default <filename>alsa.conf</filename> is adequate for most
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113 | installations. For extra functionality and/or advanced control of your sound
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114 | device, you may need to create additional configuration files. For
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115 | information on the available configuration parameters, including setup of the
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116 | <application><acronym>JACK</acronym></application> <acronym>PCM</acronym>
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117 | plugin, visit <ulink
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118 | url="http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/asoundrc.php"/>.</para>
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119 |
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120 | </sect3>
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121 |
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122 | </sect2>
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123 |
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124 | <sect2>
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125 | <title>Contents</title>
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126 |
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127 | <para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application> package
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128 | contains <command>aserver</command>,
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129 | <command>alsalisp</command>,
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130 | the <filename class="libraryfile">libasound</filename> library and optionally,
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131 | the <application><acronym>JACK</acronym></application> <acronym>PCM</acronym>
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132 | plugin library.</para>
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133 |
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134 | </sect2>
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135 |
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136 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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137 |
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138 | <sect3><title>libasound (alsa library)</title>
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139 | <para><filename class="libraryfile">libasound</filename> provides
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140 | <acronym>ALSA</acronym> functions for application programs.</para></sect3>
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141 |
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142 | </sect2>
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143 |
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144 | </sect1>
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