Just for information.
I have had exactly the same problem since upgrading from 2.2.9-19mkd to
2.2.9-27mdk kernel.
Worked OK following Martin White's instructions before the kernel update.
Tony F
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jayce Steadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 10:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!
>
>
>> Martin White wrote:
>> >
>>
>> >
>> > Sorry for the vague answers, but i've only ever come across the scenario
>> > where it either works or it doesn't (!) - never that it part works.
>Perhaps
>> > someone else can offer some better suggestions ??
>>
>> I have now received the ability to play sound but it will just loop
>> constantly, and there is no viable way to stop it. For instance, if I
>> test any of the sounds in system sounds (K/Settings/Sound/System sounds)
>> instead of the short 1 -3 second sound, the sound will play and it will
>> just loop and loop, and even if I try to play another sound, it will not
>> stop looping.
>
>I seem to remember that <CTRL-ALT'f1>, then type 'init 1' MAY get you out of
>the loop - like i say i can't really remember.
>
>>
>> I am now wondering if it is not a soundcard related problem but a mobo
>> problem (I have a Via chipset, Super Socket 7, 6 PCI, 0 ISA, TMC
>> TI5VGF).
>
>Doubt it, my m/board was a Chaintech 6BTM Slot 1 and it did it to me too.
>
>>
>> Does anyone know how I can mess around with DMA and IRQ's without using
>> soundconfig, as the card is not listed there.
>
>Sorry, don't really know a sensible way to get around this, i too had the
>problem, which seemed to just 'appear' after i upgraded my kernel.
>
>I did a complete wipe of my root partition and re-install, then stayed WELL
>CLEAR of all the updates (apart from the init-scripts update - got fed up
>with hard disk checks on bootup !).
>
>It's all been perfect ever since. Incidentally, i had this problem with the
>old version of the module that was still called 'sblive.o', so iguess it's
>nothing specifically to do with the module side of things.
>
>>
>> Thanks for all of your help, but it seems that my SBLive is destined for
>> the bin!
>
>Don't do it !! - Hopefully someone else can offer a more sensible solution,
>but if all else fails, the re-install worked for me.
>
>Martin.
>
