Re: SB16PnP doesn't work
Big Brie's method to get a SoundBlaster 16 PNP working under debian. It
seems that the sb module is left out of the default 2.0.36 modules for
slink. :(
Recompile your kernel with the sound support as a module. You want the
"sb" module which is of course listed as cards that are 100% SoundBlaster
compatible.
# mv /etc/isapnp.conf /isapnp.conf.old
# pnpdump -c > /etc/isapnp.conf
# isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
(watch the way the card gets configured)
check /etc/modutils/modconf
that it does not have any of your left over failed attempts to insert the
sb module. Execute modconf and specify the options for your soundblaster
# modconf
Here are my options. Yours may vary (check /etc/isapnp.conf for the
way it got configured) Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/SoundBlaster
for the description of the example options I have listed.
io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
If modconf reports
Installation Suceeded
you are in good shape. To test it
# cat a_sound_file.au > /dev/audio
If it fails, go to /etc/modutils/modconf and remove the options that
were specified. modconf seems to have a bug in it.
So other users may use sound, add them to the audio group in /etc/group
That should do it.
brian
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 08:41:38AM +0200, Gustavo Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi to all,
>
> I turned to Debian recently. I installed Debian 2.1 (slink) with the
> stable kernel 2.0.36 (and I didn't upgrade it to 2.2.x) and it works
> fine to my purposes (math computations and multivariate analysis). I
> installed my printer and configured my internet connection by modem via
> kppp (KDE) wiithout problems. However I cannot get sound from my sound
> card. I have a typical Creative SB16 PnP. I tried isapnptools to
> suitable configure it without success. I though about disabling the BIOS
> PnP option , but I prefer to send this query to the group befor acting.
> Would someone help me please? Ay ideas?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> --
>
> A. Gustavo Gonzalez linux user #101379
> Universidad de Sevilla
> http://www.eumetrics.us.es
> Linux: Altius, citius, fortius
>
>
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