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Adam Carheden <carheden@holly.ColoState.EDU> wrote:
: I'm happy to say that I'm writing this from Netscape for Linux.  It
: worked when I switched to the libc6 version.  Thanks J. Paul Reed,
: you're my hero!

<sigh> Denied again...

: The tk3play README/Troubleshooting files say that I need a 16 bin sound
: card.  I have a Sound Blaster compatible (listed at Sound Blaster Pro
: (3.1) in /dev/sndstat) and it works great from windows, but is there any
: way to tell if the kernel is detecting it as 16 bits?  Troubleshooting
: also suggest trying to play a 16 bit wav file, but how do I get info
: about a sound file from linux?

The SBPro card is a pair of 8-bit sound devices, if my understanding
is correct.  It can do stereo, but it cannot do 16bit sound.  So, if
you have a SBPro, you may be out of luck...
However, you mentioned that you had a sound-blaster pro compatible
card -- many of these cards are simple a little bit of software laid
on top of a standard 16bit core.  Or to translate, they /are/ 16bit
cards, if you can get the right drivers and get the %$*& plug-n-play
working...

Look at the card.  If it has a Crystal Semi CSnnnn chip on it (can't
remember the number,  4832 or something) or a similar Analog Devices
(ADnnnn) chip on the card, then it will probably work for you. given
you can get Windows to accept it.

In general, find out what the card really is, and tell me.  I can help
you a lot more after that happens...

Look for the AD or CS chips.  Also, look for ESS, Ensoniq, or Creative
chips on the card. 

Also, you can demo the OSS software at www.opensound.com.  They expect
you to pay $20 for the drivers, but ... it was the only way I could get
my plug-and-pray card to work.  It may work better for you...


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