Shoulnd't have gotten a Compaq, Compaq's suck. On Fri, 27 Nov 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Pleease someone help me! > > I have a Compaq Deskpro XL and i simply cannot persuade it to work > correctly under linux - more precisely, the sound card doesn't work... all > the other hardware is working properly (i guess). > Yes, i installed OSS free... > > Ok, here's what i'm talking about: > > ===Current config: > - Slackware 3.6 > - kernel 2.0.36 > > ===What windoze95 says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3 > ===What the BIOS says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3 > ===What the /dev/sndstat says after insmod sound: > > Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586 > Config options: 0 > > Installed drivers: > Type 10: MS Sound System > Type 24: MS Sound System (AXP) > Type 27: Compaq Deskpro XL > Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM > > Card config: > MS Sound System at 0x530 irq 9 drq 3 > OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0 > > Audio devices: > 0: MSS audio codec (82C930) > > Synth devices: > 0: Yamaha OPL-3 > > Midi devices: > > Timers: > 0: System clock > 1: MSS audio codec (82C930) > > Mixers: > 0: MSS audio codec (82C930) > > ===What happens after cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: after playing for > about 5 seconds - Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error? > > ....rmmod sound > ....soundconf (from OSS), > which has a card named Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio > > ===What the OSS configuration says: > Card: Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio > Device: Windows Sound System (enabled) > I/O port = 530 > IRQ = 9 > DMA (A) = 0 > DMA (B) = 1 ## i couldn't persuade OSS to set DMA 3 > Device: Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer chip (enabled) > I/O port = 388 > > ===What /dev/sndstat says after soundconf and soundon: > > License serial number: E00000008 > Open Sound System is licensed for evaluation purposes only. > License will expire after: 05/1999 > Options: ALL > > Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586 > Build: 2.0.36 > > Card config: > Compaq Deskpro XL at 0x530 irq 9 drq 0,1 > OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 > > Audio devices: > 0: MSS audio codec (82C930) (DUPLEX) > 1: Shadow of audio device #0 (DUPLEX) > > Synth devices: > 0: Yamaha OPL-3 > > Midi devices: > > Timers: > 0: System clock > > Mixers: > 0: MSS audio codec (82C930) > > ===What happens when doing cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: doesn't play at > all and just exits with : "Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config > error?" > > > Please look over this stuff and tell me whether you need more information > (in case you think the problem can be solved and you know how). > > I'm _very_ upset cause the damn 95 works just fine with the > (integrated) soundcard in my (pain-in-the-ass) Deskpro, and Linux doesn't. > > Thank you in advance. > > > Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, rather hopeless and definetely annoyed. > > > > >
