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Re: No Sound in DOS

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From: Mark Kahrs (Creative Labs)
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 13:24
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I have responded to your private email in response.



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Mark Kahrs
Creative Labs
Technical Support
www.soundblaster.com



Dave Barnhart <dbarnhar@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:9ecjgq$p9q$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> Thanks for the help, Mark -- but I'm still having some problems.  Below is
> quoted from your post with added comments by me.
>
>
> > If it is still not working, try changing all of the hardware settings
for
> > the card by doing the following steps:
> >
> > 7.   You should be able to choose from these settings, * indicate
default
> > settings:
> >              Interrupt Request: 05*, 07, 09 (sometimes), and 10
>
> I tried this, but Interrupt Request is not an option..... it's not even
> listed or displayed.  However, if I select "Select Configuration Manually"
> it then displays IRQ 5 which conflicts with two other devices on my
> computer.  It will not allow me to change the IRQ off 5 on any of the
three
> devices.  But under "Settings" it shows that the IRQ is set to 7.
>
> Also, when I use the MS-DOS shortcut to reboot into DOS Mode, it displays
> "Creative SB16 Emulation Driver, Version 3.06, Creative Audio @ Port 1480,
> IRQ 11".  Does this mean I need to change the 'I' setting in my Set
Blaster
> line to 'I11'?
>
>
> > 4.   Change the "Allow LPT Interrupt Sharing" option.
>
> Whenever I attempt this the computer completely locks up.  It is checked
> normally, but if I uncheck it and hit "apply", the whole system freezes.
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave Barnhart <dbarnhart@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:9eanae$gpa$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I'm desperately attempting to get an old DOS game (Privateer) to run
> under
> > > Win98SE.
> > >
> > > So far I've been able to create a shortcut to throw me into MS-DOS
Mode
> > > with a new Config and Autoexec.  During boot-up, everything seems to
> load
> > > fine, but when I attempt to run the game, I get no sound.
> > >
> > > My sound card is a SoundBlaster PCI 512, and here are copies of my
> config
> > > and Autoexec.
> > >
> > > Config:
> > > Device=C:\WINDOWS\Himem.Sys /Testmem=off
> > > Device=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.Exe 16384 RAM
> > > DOS=high, UMB
> > >
> > > Autoexec:
> > > PROMPT=$p$g
> > > PATH=C:\WINDOWS;c:\windows;c:\windows\COMMAND
> > > LH c:\mouse\mouse.exe
> > > SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
> > > SET MSINPUT=C:\MSINPUT
> > > SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
> > > SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330  T6
> > > C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBPCI512\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
> > >
> > > Please note that I'm running the game from the C Drive, so there's no
> need
> > > for CD drivers.
> > >
> > > So, where am I going wrong?  Anyone know why the game won't run with
> > sound?
> > > Should there be a line in the Config.sys for the sound card?
> > >
> > > Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Mark Kahrs (Creative Labs)" <mkahrs@clok.creaf.com>
Newsgroups: creative.misc
Subject: Re: No Sound in DOS
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:24:33 -0500
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