Very Computer

Quote:>I have a Soundblaster 16 PnP clone (detected as Vibra 16). I don't want to
>set up DOS / Win95 to find the settings for it. I thought the 2.2.x (2.2.1 in
>my case) kernel had some kind of extended support for these devices? I know
>that my network card has "stolen" IRQ 5, so I can't use standard settings.
>How can I find the IRQ from Linux? Do I have to set it up in the BIOS?

>I have checked the HOWTOs as usual, but I think a lot has changed in the 2.2
>kernel?

Don't know about the rest of the distributions, but Redhat 5.x comes with
sndconfig, a util to do just this.

Regards,
dar

Get the isapnptools package. It lets you setup all of your plugnpray
devices.

Quote:> I have checked the HOWTOs as usual, but I think a lot has changed in the 2.2
> kernel?

The drivers in the kernel were replaced with the OSS drivers.

I have a sb32awe.
sndconfig set it up in 5.1 no problem
but in 5.2 it couldn't do it.
It must be broken.
why did they break a working thing.

karlo

Quote:> sndconfig, a util to do just this.

> Regards,
> dar

Quote:> Get the isapnptools package. It lets you setup all of your plugnpray
> devices.

Please tell me where?
I tried pnpdump --config
It gave incorrent settings, noit the ones which the soundcard had been
configured to with wincrap. (ie not irq 10 wrong address)  as compter boots
it displys a message which says sound card is using irq 10.

karlo

--config tells it to use what it determines to be safe settings. You'll
need to manually edit your /etc/isapnp.conf I've included mine for you.
Also, if your BIOS has an option for PNP operating system, turn it off
or it will*with your linux installation

(READPORT 0x020b)
(ISOLATE)
(IDENTIFY *)

# Card 1: (serial identifier c9 00 00 de a3 00 16 b0 4e)
# SUP1600 Serial No 56995 [checksum c9]
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 0.0
# Version 1.# ANSI string -->SupraExpress 336i PnP Voice<--
(CONFIGURE SUP1600/56995 (LD 0 (IO 0 (BASE 0x03e8)) (INT 0 (IRQ 11 (MODE
+E)))
  (ACT Y)
))

# Card 2: (serial identifier e5 ff ff ff ff 70 00 8c 0e)
# CTL0070 Serial No -1 [checksum e5]
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 1.0
# ANSI string -->Creative ViBRA16C PnP<--
#
# Logical device id CTL0001

(CONFIGURE CTL0070/-1 (LD 0 (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E))) (DMA 0 (CHANNEL
1))
(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))  (IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))  (IO 1 (BASE 0x0330))
(IO 2 (BASE 0x0388))
 (ACT Y)
))

# Logical device id CTL7001
#     Compatible device id PNPb02f
#     ANSI string -->Game<--
(CONFIGURE CTL0070/-1 (LD 1 (IO 0 (BASE 0x0200))
 (ACT Y)
))

# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)

: I recently upgraded to the 2.2.1 kernel and ran into some problems.  I have a
: real SB Vibra16 PnP, and mine does the same exact thing.  It should be IRQ 5,
: with all the other stuff set to defaults.  I don't think any of my other
: cards could have taken that IRQ.  My modem is an USR 56k with the jumpers set
: to  Com 4 If I remember correctly.  It works fine though.  Other than that
: there's just my video and scanner cards.  Linux has always ignored the SCSI
: scanner card before because I didn't bother to set it up.  The sndconfig
: program that comes with Redhat detects my card fine, but it can't "modprobe
: -a sound".  If I "insmod sb" or "modprobe -a \*" I get an error message like
: "sb.o: init_module: Device or Resource busy.".      The soundcore.o and sound.o
: modules load just fine. I'm not sure how to fix this, but ANY solutions are
: welcome!

One thing you might try is to download the sound system from www.opensound.com

They seem to have their act together and rather than spending the many hours
it takes to get the normal sound system running, trying their stuff out and
then paying the rather cheap licence fee is a good idea.

After downloading the stuff, it took me all of 5 minutes to get sound
running. If your time is worth anything, its an option to explore, although
it certainly isn't quite as satisfying as getting isapnp, and the ordinary
linux sound system to work.

Best regards,

Stephen Jenuth

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

        pnpdump AFAIK doesn't  probe for the settings  of the card, it
only asks  the  card nicely which settings   it will  accept  and then
uncomments settings which wuold cause  conflicts. pnpdump prints out a
list of  the  settings which the card  can  take. I've  got my CMI8330
going with the use of  pnpdump -c >  /etc/isapnp.conf and then putting
/sbin/isapnp  into  /etc/rc.d/rc.local  followed by    insmods for the
appropriate modules.
        NB this is  fine on my system.  AFAIK RedHat calls isapnp from
the init  scripts somewhere anyway  and so  you shouldn't  need to add
/sbin/isapnp to  /etc/rc.d/rc.local   if you're using    RedHat 5.x or
something similarly hand-holding ;)
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