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In article <4fc6mf$357@grivel.une.edu.au>, amay@metz.une.edu.au (vape) wrote:

>I was just wondering if anyone out there could tell me which boot/root 
>disk set I need to install Slackware 3.0.0 off of a Creative 620E (new 
>hex spin CD-ROM).
>
>Also info about how to set up the SoundBlaster 16 Plug 'n Play soundcard 
>under linux would be appreciated.
>
>Cheers,
>Adam
>amay@metz.une.edu.au

I used the aidecd setup.  I couldn't get a safe looking kernel happening
with 1.3.20 on my machine, but that probably had nothing to do with the
SB16 PNP.  I'll try again with 1.3.59 soon, but the aidecd will still be
the ticket until a later production version of the kernel and slackware
happens.

I've got a bigger problem under Win95 and DOS.  I've got a PCI motherboard
with 2 PCI IDE ports, so I'm trying to use them.  I have the CD plugged
into the primary as master (I'm SCSI otherwise), and disable the 2nd IDE
in the BIOS.  The SB16 IDE is as welcome as a turd in the punch.  It tags
along following behind the other IDE interfaces.  W95 recognises the CD,
but when I reboot into DOS, it gets confused.  The DOSSTART.BAT file has
all the appropriate settings in it (I/O address, IRQ) when I look at it in
W95, but when I reboot into DOS, something has *edited* those settings to
something completely inappropriate (like the tertiary or quarternary IDE).

I can fudge it by write-protecting the DOSSTART.BAT, but really - is this
neccessary?  Things are better behaved when I take out the SB16, which may
become permanent if it keeps this crap up.  Personally, if you have
motherboard IDE, I'd avoid the SB16 PNP IDE.

cya
Craig.