On 03/01/2020 19:21, R.Wieser wrote:
> Jim,
>
>> They use existing software.
> ...
>> Yes I know :-(
>
> You got it. :-)
>
>> The other way is hardware. Use a spare gpio pin to switch on and
>> off a ceramic sounder.
>
> Yeah, have been thinking of (something like) that too.   Needs extra
> hardware though (not much, but not always available).
>
> And there is ofcourse my own "if some program can do it, why can't I ?"
> grumbling.  For some reason I now just have to try my damn best to battle
> ALSA to do my bidding.
>
> Yeah, I know.   Stubbornness.  I'm cursed with it. :-(  :-)
>
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
>
>
If its any consolati I too tried some code under alsa. It (alsa)was
badly documented and illogical. I just looked at it, but I dont even
understand what I wrote and its late.

Maybe I'll dig it up and see if it bears any relationship. It did work
but at 44k frame rate - never tried anything else.


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