> I have installed an SB AWE 64, kernel is 2.4.17, audio works fine, but I
> cannot play
> simultaneous multpile wav or mp3 files, errors reported that something
> else has the device open already.
>
This is an hardware limitation. AWE series don't support multiple PCM
streams.
So mixing multiple PCM streams must be done in software. Use either esd,
artsd, ...
You could imagine a driver based software mixing but :
- it would make drivers far more complex -> more bug-prone,
- it may pose performance/feasability problems when your apps need
accurate timings (Video/audio sync for example).
LB.
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