Re: Re: DMA Sound split & Atari800

At 1:25 AM -0400 4/3/00, jingai wrote:

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I am trying to build Atari800 (the emulator) with sound support, and so

far

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I have been successful, except that the output is very 'jittery.'

Do you know whether this behavior is unique on Linux for PowerPC?
That is, does it also do it on x86?  It may just be a problem with
the emulator; emulation of the sound chips on old computers is a
tricky job.

I am assuming that this is not a problem with the x86 port, since the sound
support for UNIX is geared towards Linux on x86, and I have yet to read
such a complaint on the Atari800 mailing list..

It could also be a bug in the emulator.  For example, it may be
assuming that the sound chip has a buffer length similar to whatever
is common on x86, causing it to screw up when it's in a different
world.

That's what I am thinking, but as I said, I just haven't had the time to
delve much into the PPC sound stuff in the kernel... so I was just asking
for some help.. I may try again this weekend if I don't have to work, but
then my girlfriend would probably hate me even more :)  I'm already
spending a good 12-16 hours/day at work... (some advice for everyone:
never accept a job at a small company that's been around for 15 years, has
10 software products, and no current developers.. all of this ==
nightmares, headaches, lack of sleep, etc :)

-j

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