[Openal] RE: Openal Digest, Vol 6, Issue 4

[Garin Hiebert]

>     it gives me "Generic Software" for both devices.
>   
When you select "Generic Hardware" as a device, the library does a test 
to make sure the DS3D backend can get enough accelerated 3D buffers 
(DS3D nomenclature) to bother.  If the test fails, then the 
implementation auto-magically switches to the Generic Software 
(MMSYSTEM) implementation.  That's what is happening on your solution.

It's looking like the "accelerated" mixing system for the driver you are 
using is having issues.  Try to find a newer audio driver for your 
system -- they may have fixed the MMSYSTEM issue somewhere along the line.

If you can package-up a small sample application which demonstrates the 
issue, I'd be happy to do some testing myself.  I'm not sure that I can 
duplicate the issue, but we do have some Sigmatel audio solutions which 
I could test on.

Garin