> Hi, I've just started experimenting with Linux recently. I got RedHat 6.0
> and was attempting to get my sound card to work by running sndconfig. It
> detects my sound card as a Crystal PnP (which it is according to my Windows
> configuration) but when it attempts to play a sample I get this error:
> /etc/isapnp.conf:300 --fatal - resource conflict allocation 8 bytes of IO at
> 3E8 (see /etc/isapnp.conf)
> then brings me into manual configuration mode. I've printed out the specs
> for my hardware from windows and according to it my "Crystal PnP Audio
> System CODEC" has 3 I/O ports.. 0220h-022Fh; 0388h-038Bh; and 0534h-0537h.
> I've read in the mini (very) user manual that it is Sound Blaster, ADLib and
> Microstoft Windows sound system compatible. It appears that each I/O port
> is for the different compatibilites. (I think). The IRQ for all of them is
> 5, though in my printed specs the MPU is set at an IRQ of 9. And the DMA
> are 1 and 0. I also saw that the MPU I/O (printout) is 0330h-0331h.
> I tried to set it up in sndconfig manually with an I/O port of 0x534,
> IRQ 5, DMA1 1, DMA2 0, MPU I/O 0x330, and MPU IRQ 9. This didn't work and
> gave me the same error.
> I tried it as a Sound Blaster card and every attempt gave me the same
> message (unless I put in an IRQ that had a conflict).. same happened with
> the Windows Sound System, ADLib, and Crystal. I placed different values in
> each area just to see if it'd work, usually I got that error.
> Every so often I would use the configuration that seemed like it should
> work and hear sound, and the midi. but when I ran it again to make sure I
> put in the same configuration and the same error occurred. I've basically
> run out of ideas. I'm new to Linux basically, and seem to be stuck if anyone
> can help me with my problem I'd love it :-)
> Colin
> P.S. I know I might not have stated that very well, but it was my best
> shot.
Hi,
i ve managed to work the same sound card today on two
Slacware40 system with kernel 2.2.6.
No problems. How i do this:
Recompile the kernel adding sound card support directly into
the kernel.
For compiling kernel you oughtto read some howtos such as
Kernel-Howto, Lilo mini howto
and actually Sound-Howto.
cd to /usr/src/linux
and do a # make xconfig (under Xwindows)
Enter to the sound section
Say yes ONLY to those below:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*OSS Sound Modules <y>
*100% Soundbalster compatibles <y>
change only irq to 5 (default is 7)
leave others untouched!
*MPU 401 support (not for sb16) <y>
Leave io=330 and irq 9 as the manual says so, you can also
take a look at windows...
*Microsoft Sound System support <NO!>
*Support for Crystal CS4232 based pnp card <y>
Leave untouched those ios, irqs and DMAs, yet you can change
the "audio" DMA to 1 also.
*FM Synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) support <y>
*UART support <y or n> its up to you... if enabled leave
those untouched.
LOW LEVEL Sound Drivers Section begins
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*A strict <NO> to AWE32 Synthesizer
*Audio Excel DSP16 (sbpro emulation) <y>
safe to leave those irqs and DMAs untouched
*Audio Excel DSP16 (MPU401 emulation) <y>
safe to leave those irqs and DMAs untouched
Exit kernel configuration and do a "make dep" and than "make
clean"
"make bzImage", etc... you should really read those
howtos...
Note that i ve been talking just abt the sound section of
the kernel configuration.
Other sections may need editing, especially Processor type
for better performance.
Reboot your linux and enter it with the new kernel.Please
Do NOT forget to do an /sbin/lilo before rebooting. This may
lead u a trouble with RedHat
if u dont have a boot disk. If there is not why don't u do
one?
You should see 'sound config begins' and 'sound config ends'
lines with
some card specific infos in between.
do a # cat /dev/sndstat
or go into the X and try listening to Alanis Morissette cd
or a mp3 with the new and nice xmms (http://www.xmms.org).
Finally im not as successfull as i am in Slackware than in
RedHat and its modules.
I Use a 5.3 Mandrake with SBLIVE at home and Slack40 at
school nothing in it except
the poor ethernet card, 2x cdrom and no X at all with 16 mb
memory. So if anyone have a spare
16 bit sound card thrown away at home, why dont you think
about sending it to me.
I have a nice, never used hole in the slack box waiting for
it.
Ah finally, I am NOT sorry for my English
since i am not an English man in New York!
Colin write to me with good or bad news, wish u luck!
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