Re: A couple more strange sound probs...
On Saturday 20 February, Paulo Silva wrote: I have promissed to write yesterday, but I completly forgot. Here goes my awe64 setup information. [snip] that's a very clear description - thanks a lot for the info. I'll try it later on today (maybe tomorrow if I'm too busy), and let you know how it goes. thanks again. -- Graham
Re: A couple more strange sound probs...
Sorry, I have promissed to write yesterday, but I completly forgot. Here goes my awe64 setup information. I tried to play some .wav files (with xwave) and they played well. So I am suposing everything is working OK. If this is not the case I would appreciate if some one calls my attention. cat /proc/sound gives: --- leia:/home/rsilva# cat /proc/sound OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130 Load type: Driver loaded as a module Kernel: Linux leia 2.2.1 #1 Sun Feb 14 22:16:07 EST 1999 i586 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Card config: Audio devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.16) (DUPLEX) Synth devices: 0: AWE32-0.4.3 (RAM512k) Midi devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 1: AWE Midi Emu Timers: 0: System clock Mixers: 0: Sound Blaster --- To get this I used the following setup in the kernel 2.2.1 sound configuration: Sound Card Support: Module OSS sound modules: Module 100% Sound Blaster compatibles (SB16/32/64, ESS, Jazz16) support: Module Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support: Module FM synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) support: Moudule Additional low level sound drivers: Yes AWE32 synth: Module That is all. If you have doubts you can read the file your linux source directory/Documentation/sound/AWE32 That is where I got the tips. You have also to give information to reload the module and what are the irq's, dma's and i/o's ports of your card. The resr of this information is Debian only, I guess. Create an file in /etc/modutils called awe32 with the following content: # AWE64 configuration. alias sound sb alias midi awe_wave post-install awe_wave /usr/bin/sfxload /usr/share/awe32/synthgm.sbk options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 --- Surely you must change the path of the synthgm.sbk file above to a proper location on your system and give the right resources in the options line, they must match your isapnp configurations (or the jumpers if you don't have a pnp card). Now run update-moudules as root to let your Debian system use the information in this file to create start-up configuration. The last step is to run modconf to install the modules. In the section misc install: awe_wave opl3 sb soundcore soundlow sound uart401 At my system, soundcore is automatically installed when I install sound. That's all. If someone finds an error please advise-me. Hope that helps and best luck for all. Paulo.
RE: A couple more strange sound probs...
Rich, Could you please send a copy of your /proc/sound in order to make us sure everything is working. I have just compiled 2.2.1 to give my awe64 sound. Maybe I can remember something... Paulo rich writes: First let me thank everybody that helped me to get my kernel recompiled and support for sound! I am now running 2.2.1 and everything seems to work a little more smoothly (maybe?)... anyway, I got my SB Awe64 Gold working for playing CDs - I added myself to the audio group and disk group. A couple of strange problems, however... xplaycd works fine BUT xmcd appears briefly, then disappears... Tkmixer and xmixer work fine as far as CDs go... gom says no mixer opened (even when I have one of the above mixers opened - I am missing something?) xwave will load a .wav file and appear to play it, but no sound... Any ideas? Thanks in advance! Rich -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
RE: A couple more strange sound probs...
From: Paulo J. da Silva e Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rich, Could you please send a copy of your /proc/sound in order to make us sure everything is working. I have just compiled 2.2.1 to give my awe64 sound. Maybe I can remember something... Paulo rich writes: First let me thank everybody that helped me to get my kernel recompiled and support for sound! I am now running 2.2.1 and everything seems to work a little more smoothly (maybe?)... anyway, I got my SB Awe64 Gold working for playing CDs - I added myself to the audio group and disk group. A couple of strange problems, however... xplaycd works fine BUT xmcd appears briefly, then disappears... Tkmixer and xmixer work fine as far as CDs go... gom says no mixer opened (even when I have one of the above mixers opened - I am missing something?) xwave will load a .wav file and appear to play it, but no sound... Here's my proc/sound file... OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130 Load type: Driver compiled into kernel Kernel: Linux monkeyhouse 2.2.1 #3 SMP Wed Feb 17 02:04:39 CST 1999 i586 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM Type 26: MPU-401 (UART) Type 2: Sound Blaster Type 29: Sound Blaster PnP Type 7: SB MPU-401 Card config: Sound Blaster at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1,1 SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 5 drq 0 OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0 Audio devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.16) Synth devices: 0: Yamaha OPL3 Midi devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 Timers: 0: System clock Mixers: 0: Sound Blaster
Re: A couple more strange sound probs...
On Friday 19 February, rich wrote: From: Paulo J. da Silva e Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Could you please send a copy of your /proc/sound in order to make us sure everything is working. I think I'll join in with this thread rather than starting a new one, as my hardware and problems are very close to rich's. I have compiled 2.2.1 too, on an i386 with a soundblaster 64 AWE. I'm running slink. I'm having problems playing wave based audio. it will play about half a second, and then go quiet for half a second, then come back, then go away again. CDs play okay, but the output doesn't sound very clear, and the right channel is much louder than the left one. I'm assuming that I've missed something out whilst compiling my kernel, or have selected something I shouldn't have. Any thoughts on how I ought to proceed would be much appreciated. Here's the output from /proc/sound... ---cut--- humbug:root cat /proc/sound OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130 Load type: Driver compiled into kernel Kernel: Linux humbug 2.2.1 #2 SMP Thu Feb 18 16:30:49 GMT 1999 i686 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 26: MPU-401 (UART) Type 2: Sound Blaster Type 29: Sound Blaster PnP Type 7: SB MPU-401 Card config: Sound Blaster at 0x220 irq 7 drq 1,5 SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 7 drq 0 Audio devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.16) (DUPLEX) Synth devices: Midi devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 Timers: 0: System clock Mixers: 0: Sound Blaster ---cut--- -- Graham
Re: A couple more strange sound probs...
Well, I am at the university now and I don't have access to my linux box. As far as I remember I have not tried to play wav files. I have played cds, mid, played Quake and used real player. I will have to check out if wav files work well. But something called my attention on your /dev/proc: 1) I think I don't have two MPU drivers. I'll have to check it. I also have the feelings that during kernel configuration there was something saying that one of the MPU devices available was not for SB cards. Once more I am not sure. 2) You have no synt device. Where is your wave table. Do you see any message showing your cards memory during the boot process? I hope I will able to help better when I arrive home (in 8 hours approximately). I'll sent my /proc/sound and my boot up sequence. Paulo. Graham Ashton writes: On Friday 19 February, rich wrote: humbug:root cat /proc/sound OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130 Load type: Driver compiled into kernel Kernel: Linux humbug 2.2.1 #2 SMP Thu Feb 18 16:30:49 GMT 1999 i686 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 26: MPU-401 (UART) Type 2: Sound Blaster Type 29: Sound Blaster PnP Type 7: SB MPU-401 Card config: Sound Blaster at 0x220 irq 7 drq 1,5 SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 7 drq 0 Audio devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.16) (DUPLEX) Synth devices: Midi devices: 0: Sound Blaster 16 Timers: 0: System clock Mixers: 0: Sound Blaster ---cut--- -- Graham -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
A couple more strange sound probs...
First let me thank everybody that helped me to get my kernel recompiled and support for sound! I am now running 2.2.1 and everything seems to work a little more smoothly (maybe?)... anyway, I got my SB Awe64 Gold working for playing CDs - I added myself to the audio group and disk group. A couple of strange problems, however... xplaycd works fine BUT xmcd appears briefly, then disappears... Tkmixer and xmixer work fine as far as CDs go... gom says no mixer opened (even when I have one of the above mixers opened - I am missing something?) xwave will load a .wav file and appear to play it, but no sound... Any ideas? Thanks in advance! Rich
