Re: Soundblaster 16 PnP Help
Yo-
> I am in the process of trying to get my SoundBlaster 16 pnp card set
> up and have read through the Kernel-Howto, Sound-Howto, and SB16 pnp
> mini-howto, and had a couple of questions on how to do this. If anyone has
> this set up, SB16pnp card and Debian 2.0 (Deep Frozen), along with the Kernel
> 2.033, I would like your input.
You asked!
> 1. What card do I select when compiling the kernel? I thought I would
> chose the Sound Blaster 16, but wanted to make sure.
Choose the SB16.
> 2. In the mini-how to it says to add a few lines in your boot up
> process to load the monuals. But I cannot find the /etc/rc.d/rc.M file. What
> is the debian equivalent? (This is the /sbin/isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf line).
I use isapnptools and the pnpdump and isapnp programs it contains. You
must know the IRQ and DMA addresses.
> I did try compiling the kernel yesterday and failed totally. It
> would not boot. So I am asking everyone here for some help. Just not real sure
> what to do to get it working.
Did you get compile errors? Did you run make zimage or zlilo? Oh yeah,
sound *MUST* be compiled as a MODULE in order for it to work.
Hope that helps.
-Ian
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