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Re: Sound: a plea for help

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From: Alan Bumpus
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 00:00
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Try the OSS package that came with SuSE. I used it to install my SB 16 PNP.
Check the documentation to see if your card is supported. Then follow the
install directions. I know for mine i had to recompile the kerrnel with no
sound support and isapnp disabled.

al

Jason Carley <jcarley@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:376CB4D0.84106F65@optusnet.com.au...
> Hi guys.  I have been trying for a long time to get my Awe 64 running
> under SuSE 6.1.
>
> I have compiled the kernel with sound support but get action not
> suported by device messages whenever I try to cat a sound file to
> /dev/sound or /dev/dsp.  Something is still wrong.  I have read all
> howtos but still can't work it out.  The output from cat /dev/sndstat is
> below.  Could it be a isapnp type problem, I haven't set that up yet?
>
> Any help greatly appreciated,
> Jason.
>
>
>
> OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130
> Load type: Driver compiled into kernel
> Kernel: Linux home 2.2.6 #6 Sun Jun 20 17:28:50 EST 1999 i686
> Config options: 0
>
> Installed drivers:
> Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM
> Type 26: MPU-401 (UART)
> Type 2: Sound Blaster
> Type 29: Sound Blaster PnP
> Type 7: SB MPU-401
>
> Card config:
> (Sound Blaster at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1,5)
> (SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 1 drq 0)
> (OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0)
>
> Audio devices:
>
> Synth devices:
>
> Midi devices:
>
> Timers:
> 0: System clock
>
> Mixers:
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From: "Alan Bumpus" <abumpus@wi.net>
Subject: Re: Sound: a plea for help
Date: 1999/06/20
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