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Re: Problems with /dev/audio



Michael Roark wrote:
> 
> I have been fiddling around with getting audio going today and have run
> into a snag. I am using a Hitachi C-120 laptop that has a Sound Blaster
> 16 compatible board. I have compiles the kernel to support it and such,
> but I am getting devide busy when tkdesk tries to us an .au file. Also,
> when I try to cat an .au file to /dev/audio all I get is a faint
> clicking noise from the speakers.
> 
> The output from cat /dev/sndstat follows:
> 
> Sound Driver:3.5.4-960630 (Sun May 10 16:39:07 EST 1998 root,
> Linux suse 2.0.33 #7 Sun May 10 16:10:17 EST 1998 i586 unknown)
> Kernel: Linux suse 2.0.33 #8 Sun May 10 16:41:26 EST 1998 i586
> Config options: 0
> 
> Installed drivers:
> Type 2: Sound Blaster
> 
> Card config:
> Sound Blaster at 0x240 irq 10 drq 1,1
> 
> Audio devices:
> 0: ESS ES1688 AudioDrive (rev 11)
> 
> Synth devices:
> 
> Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
> 
> Timers:
> 0: System clock
> 
> Mixers:
> 
> If you notice, there is a Sound Blaster entry under installed drivers
> and under Card config, but not under Audio devices. It shows the ESS,
> which also shows up in the boot messages.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael


	Well FWIW, according to docs for sound driver, a device busy error is often
the result of IRQ conflicts.  Try 'cat /proc/interrupts' (with sound driver
loaded) and see if if there is a conflict.  This is what the sound driver
docs say to check.  


-- 
Ed


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