checking further, under /proc/misc, I see 1 psaux /proc/dma shows 1: SoundBlaster8 4: cascade
Thanks much, Russ On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Russ Cook wrote: > Thanks! Xmms has the same problem - repeating portions of the audio > multiple times before moving to the next portion. I checked the system > log with dmesg as suggested and get the following indicators: > > SB 3.01 detected OK (220) > ESS chip ES1869 specified > sb: Interrupt test on IRQ7 failed - Probable IRQ conflict > <ESS ES1869 AudioDrive (rev 11) (3.01)> at ox220 irq 7 dma 1,5 > Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error? > > Last line repeated numerous times. > > Looking at /proc/interrupts shows: > 0: 5227309 XT-PIC timer > 1: 1430 XT-PIC keyboard > 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade > 7: 0 XT-PIC soundblaster > 11: 5831 XT-PIC eth0 > 12: 30743 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse > 14: 26632 XT-PIC ide0 > 15: 1 XT-PIC ide1 > NMI: 0 > ERR: 0 > > Can anyone help further, or recommend what to check next? > > Thanks much, > Russ > > On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Geek Assault wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 04:32:43PM -0600, Russ Cook wrote: > > > I have recompiled my kernel, including SB support as a module. Using > > > modprobe SB esstype=1869 now gives me sound. However, when I play > > > a wave file, I get choppy, repetitive cuts. I'm using the program > > > wavp. It seems to play each portion approximately 4 times before > > > moving on to the next segment. The utility 'saytime' works, but > > > runs with long pauses before each word. Much slower than with my > > > other machine, using a Gravis Ultrasound card. > > > > > > Can you offer any tips for tuning up what I have? Thanks much, > > > Russ > > I suppose xmms will be of most use to you / a video player maybe. Do you > > experience the same problems with them to ? Or is it just this one program > > that bothers you ? > > If you want to track down the problem, you might want to have a look at your > > dmesg (dmesg | tail -n 50) if the sb drivers doesn't drop any errors over > > there. > > > > Cheers > > > > -- > > It is, of course, a bit of a drawback that science was invented after I left >school. -- Lord Carrington > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
