sound in debian

[Christopher Fonnesbeck <chrisf@fonnesbeck.net>]

I am having a hell of a time getting my SB sound card working in Debian
(2.2). I have tried loading it as a module and in the kernel, but to no
avail.  Modconf configures and installs the module without errors or
conflicts, yet any audio application complains that there is no sound
hardware available.  If I cat a soundfile to /dev/dsp, I get distorted
noise.

Here is my /dev/sndstat

fisher:/dev# more /dev/sndstat
S/Free:3.8s2++-971130
Load type: Driver loaded as a module
Kernel: Linux fisher 2.2.17 #1 Wed Sep 20 15:49:42 EDT 2000 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers: 

Card config: 

Audio devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.16)

Synth devices:

Midi devices:

Timers:
0: System clock

Mixers:
0: Sound Blaster


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Christopher J. Fonnesbeck
PhD Student
Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife 
 Research Unit
University of Georgia
Athens, GA  30602-2152

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