Re: kernel 2.1.128 & sound

[Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@daldata.no>]

> On Sat, Nov 14, 1998 at 11:10:40PM -0500, Paul McDermott wrote:
> > Hello everyone, I just got kernel 2.1.128 up and running.  I am loading
> > sound as a module.  When I try to cat something to the device I get this
> > error message:
> > 
> > [paul:~/multimedia/next-gen]$ cat youronbd.au > /dev/audio
> > bash: /dev/audio: Operation not supported by device
> > 
> > tail of /var/log/kern.log shows:
> > Nov 14 23:09:48 data kernel: Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by
> > Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
> > Nov 14 23:09:48 data kernel: sb: dsp reset failed.
> > 
> > 
> > lsmod shows:
> > Module                  Size  Used by
> > uart401                 5696   0
> > sound                  58064   0  (autoclean) [uart401]
> > soundcore               2120   3  (autoclean) [sound]
> >  
> > I know that sb.o is not loaded.  If I try to load it it say the the device
> > or resource is busy.
> > 
> > I took a look at the modules.def file and saw this:
> > /lib/modules/2.1.128/misc/sb.o: /lib/modules/2.1.128/misc/soundcore.o
> > /lib/modules/2.1.128/misc/uart401.o /lib/modules/2.1.128/misc/sound.o
> 
> In my kerneld configuration I use:
> 
> alias char-major-14 sb
> alias synth0 opl3
> options sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
> options opl3 io=0x388
> 
> (but I tested it on .125 & .127 - not .128 )
> 
> Mirek

Interesting.  Where can I find more information on the alias/options
settings necessary to make sound work?
I have a more complicated setup, a PAS-16 with both the 16-bit PAS
sound *and* soundblaster-8 emulation working.  
(PAS-16 at /dev/dsp+/dev/audio, soundblaster emulation at /dev/dsp1+
/dev/audio1) This is fine
when compiled into 2.1.128.   I can't get it working at all when
using modules.  I managed loading the sb emulation once, but it didn't
work.  loading the pas module always fails with a "device busy".

Helge Hafting