On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 21:09, Raffaele BELARDI wrote: > Try this (as root): > > Edit the /etc/modules.conf and /etc/modprobe.conf (back them up first) > and remove all sound-related stuff (lines containing 'sound', 'sb', > 'synth', 'opl3'). Also remove all sound-related modules from the kernel > with rmmod.
Done. > > Now try to insmod the snd-ess1688. If it works it will pull in all the > necessary sound core modules. Done, with modprobe. The improvement is tremendous. In XMMS and Totem I can now listen to mp3s, but they still have glitches. As in, they suddenly skip bits or "jump a groove" as if they were vinils. The files are all right, I can play them on Winamp from a Windblows box on my network. Still, it's infinitely better than before, mp3-wise. XMMS is specially bad, Totem seems to do better. The weirdness doesn't end, though. Not at all! Audio CDs, which Grip played beautifully when I had the mess I had before I uninstalled the OSS modules, are now giving me a hard time. Grip no longer plays them - the timer counts the seconds as if the track was playing, but there is no sound. Since I had to change the output plugin from libOSS.so to libALSA.so in ~/.xmms/config, I thought to do the same for Grip. But there doesn't seem to be an option to change the plugin in ~/.grip. And CD playing in Totem is worse than mp3s on XMMS. It seems I have to choose between playing CDs with Grip or mp3s with Totem. :( > If it fails with a 'board not found' or > similar error, you might need to enable the board. You do it this way: > > Install the isapnp package, then type > # pnpdump > isapnp.conf > and edit the isapnp.conf file. Read the file to understand what to do, > it is quite well explained (ask if unclear). In short, pnpdump scans the > ISA bus and presents you with a number of possible configurations for > the board, you need to manually select one by uncommenting the > appropriate lines. > > After you are done, run > # isapnp isapnp.conf > you should see messages confirming the board was correctly configured > and enabled. Now try again to insmod snd-ess1688. > > If this works, you'll need to configure the /etc/modprobe.preload to > load the ess-1688 at boot, later on that. > > If some of the steps fail, send the error messages across. I don't > guarantee it works for you, or that it's the easiest way, but that's how > I manage to make the ESS (or the AZT, also an ISA board) work after > every MDK install. > > raffaele OK, I'm going to remove the sound modules again, install isapnp and try with that, I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for all the info. GermÃn.
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