Re: [config] sound board

[Robert Voigt <f1k@gmx.de>]

On Saturday 14 July 2001 16:37, Phil wrote:
>     hello everybody  :)
>
>   I would like to configure correctly the sound on my computer.
> This is the description (User's Manual of my laptop) :
>
> . controller : ESS1879
>                (proprietary driver), PnP, 16-bit stereo,
>                full-duplex 16-bit ADC, 3 DACs for audio,
>                music synthesis and I²S zoom-video max. record & playback
>                up to 44Khz stereo (WAVE audio) 20-voice FM music
>                (ESFM(tm) technology)
> . wavetable : ESS692
> . compatibility : Sound Blaster Pro(tm) 3.01, 16-bit FM,
>                   MU401(UART mode), MS Windows Sound System(tm)
>
>   honestly, I do not understand a lot  :(
> As the board is Sound Blaster compatible, I have tried the sb module.
> But it does not work : I got an irq conflict problem.
> So, I pull the module off.

Perhaps it didn't work because you tried it as a user that was not in group 
audio?
Otherwise you can try a OSS module with maestro or allegro in the name, but 
I'm not sure.

> It seems I must use Alsa.

Look for the supported cards on www.alsaproject.org

> PS: what is "wavetable" ?

That's for midi. Not necessary for normal sound.