[nas] Exporting audio output]

[Paul Fox]

 > >>	You should use this lib on apps that do not grok NAS, but use
 > >>direct OSS access instead.
 > >
 > 
 > I prefer to use mplayer instead of xmms.
 > I have tried running mplayer with the following option along with libaudiooss
 >  $ mplayer foobar.avi -ao oss:/dev/dsp
 > which tells it to use oss with the device /dev/dsp but it did not work.
 > Anyway, I am looking for a generic solution which is not confined to a
 > particular application.

i don't think you'll find one.  the choices are to use an app
with NAS support built-in, or to use the audiooss pre-load trick. 
there's no kernel-based sound driver which implements a NAS
client-side (which would obviously be cool).

(i keep hearing rumors of alternate remote audio protocols (i.e.,
reinventing NAS), but don't know any details, or whether the rumors
represent anything more than vaporware.)

paul
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 paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 34.3 degrees)