RE: Soundblaster 16
Good point, but if you are a newbie recompiling your kernel, READ the
docs carefully. No, really, read them! It's not hard at ALL to compile
a kernel, but the mistakes are not all obvious and if you screw up your
system is pretty hosed. Here are the basic steps:
1. Have a rescue disk handy (just in case)
2. know your drive controller (basically, do you need ultra66 support?)
3. dl source, unzip, make menuconfig
4. the help is good in the config program...use it.
5. make dep
6. make modules
7. make modules_install
8. make bzlilo
9. /sbin/lilo (if it isn't already done)
10. reboot into new kernal land! We hope...
--adam b.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael B. Taylor [mailto:mtaylor@vorticity.engr.utk.edu]
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:08 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Soundblaster 16
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 09:22:17AM -0400, Adam Bell wrote:
> I have the same card.
>
> Probably your problem is that it's in plug and play mode, and since
> it's an ISA card that is suckland for Linux.
>
>
You can avoid isapnp difficulties all together by installing a 2.4
kernel. (i.e. install woody, or go to potato+2.4kernel via the Bunk
packages.)
The 2.4 series has smarts that can auto-sense IRQ's and addresses and
stuff. It doesnt work with every concievable isa card, but sb16 is one
thing that it is well tested with.
Mike
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