Re: Lost sound capabilities (/dev/dsp: No such device)
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:44:48 -0400,
Levi Waldron <levi.waldron@utoronto.ca> wrote in message
<[🔎] 200309212044.48940.levi.waldron@utoronto.ca>:
> I had my YMH0800:OPL3-SA3 Sound Board working with the ad1848 driver,
> isapnp etc under Woody.
>
> Then somewhere in the course of installing a stock non-installation
> kernel, adding second ethernet card, and loading the IP masquerading
> and iptables modules, the sound stopped working. The symptoms are
> given below. The Sound HOWTO only recommends for such cases to go
> "pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf", uncomment the correct lines in
> isapnp.conf, run "isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf"
..where _is_ it? ;-) If you call it /etc/pnpdump, isapnp still has
no idea, unless you play some cool tricks I have no idea about. ;-)
> , reload the modules, and
> enjoy. However I have no idea which lines of the *long* isapnp.conf
> to uncomment - it is quite non-obvious to me, and I'm not even sure
> this is on the right track. Any tips?
..keep your custom kernel, but 'apt-get install' a standard kernel and
compare 'lsmod' output, on booting between them.
> retro:/etc# lsmod (potentially relevant parts only)
> Module Size Used by Tainted: P
> ad1848 20768 0 (unused)
> mpu401 18816 0 (unused)
> isa-pnp 27752 0 [ad1848]
> sound 53836 0 [ad1848 mpu401]
> soundcore 3556 2 [sound]
..play with modprobe, it looks like sound doesn't know
what isa-pnp found.
> retro:/etc# pnpdump
> # $Id: pnpdump_main.c,v 1.27 2001/04/30 21:54:53 fox Exp $
> # Release isapnptools-1.26
> #
> # This is free software, see the sources for details.
> # This software has NO WARRANTY, use at your OWN RISK
> #
> # For details of the output file format, see isapnp.conf(5)
> #
> # For latest information and FAQ on isapnp and pnpdump see:
> # http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/
> #
> # Compiler flags: -DREALTIME -DHAVE_PROC -DENABLE_PCI
> -DHAVE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER -DHAVE_NANOSLEEP -DWANT_TO_VALIDATE
> #
> # Trying port address 0273
> # Board 1 has serial identifieOPL3-SA3r 0f ff ff ff ff 00 08 a8 65
>
> # (DEBUG)
..booooo, never tried this one?
> (READPORT 0x0273)
> (ISOLATE PRESERVE)
> (IDENTIFY *)
> (VERBOSITY 2)
> (CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL)) # or WARNING
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