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Hi, I'm sorry I have to ask a probably frequenty asked question, but I
have been trying to do without for a week now -- without any luck.

I have a sound card with an OPTi 82C931 chip (which is PnP). I have
tried everything I can think of to get it to work. Booting MS-DOS,
softbooting Linux. isapnptools, insmod sound. Many different IRQ
settings. No luck.

When I configure it as a Sound Blaster card and compiles the kernel
appropiately it works most of the time, but only in 8 bit. If I use
Microsoft Sound System (MSS) it also works with 16 bit samples but
unfortunately the sound card stutters and jumps in the sound (that is,
repeats the same buffer a few times and then skips a bit and repeats a
new buffer).

The MSS driver recognises the card as an 82C930 - could this be a
problem?

BTW, the card does not (as far as I can see) have any jumpers or
anything to turn/change stuff.

I am even thinking of purchasing the commercial OSS/Linux but I have no
idea if that would solve my problems. Even though I am kind of desperate
I am not quite ready to spend $20 on a slight chance.

Please help me...

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-And

: Hi, I'm sorry I have to ask a probably frequenty asked question, but I
: have been trying to do without for a week now -- without any luck.
:
: I have a sound card with an OPTi 82C931 chip (which is PnP). I have
: tried everything I can think of to get it to work. Booting MS-DOS,
: softbooting Linux. isapnptools, insmod sound. Many different IRQ
: settings. No luck.
:
: When I configure it as a Sound Blaster card and compiles the kernel
: appropiately it works most of the time, but only in 8 bit. If I use
: Microsoft Sound System (MSS) it also works with 16 bit samples but
: unfortunately the sound card stutters and jumps in the sound (that is,
: repeats the same buffer a few times and then skips a bit and repeats a
: new buffer).

Your stuttering problem sounds like you have the wrong IRQ..