Comparing A5 and A7 sound settings

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 15.03.2010 um 08:16 schrieb Dr. Michael Lauer:

> Well, former Openmoko CEO of marketing always said there is one state
> file to rule them all - does that hold no longer?

Yes, storing the device type and modifications in one file *is one  
state file* that rules all the detailled settings :) It is just  
another level of indirection...

>
> Cheers,
>
> :M:
>
> Am 15.03.2010 um 06:45 schrieb "Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns at goldelico.com
>> :
>
>>
>> Am 14.03.2010 um 23:42 schrieb Ben Wilson:
>>
>>>
>>>>>> Just my two cents. I think at this point distributions' defaults
>>>>>> should be towards A7 users, since all new users are anyway A7
>>>>>> users
>>>>>> and A5/A6 owners by now are surely aware of the ALSA setting
>>>>>> problematics.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> If it really depends on the Ax model I think they should be  
>>>>> somehow
>>>>> distinguished by /proc/cpuinfo so if different ALSA settings are
>>>>> needed,
>>>>> they should be selected automatically based on that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It would be a big help. Totally agree.
>>>>
>>> It's a good idea, but how would it get the info about which Ax
>>> version
>>> the user has.
>>> Even if the A(x) manufactured version is detecable in software I
>>> doubt a
>>> home modified A(x) to A(x+1) is.
>>> It would really need to be user specified.
>>
>> Yes, there is no chance to detect it aitomatically.
>>
>> But there could be a nice Settings GUI:
>>
>> Base Model                  A5/A6/A7
>> Buzz-Fix                        O YES  O NO
>> #1024-Fix                     O YES  O NO
>> Bass-Fix                        O YES  O NO
>>
>> Maybe, FSO could support the underlaying "database"?
>>
>> Nikolaus
>>
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