> > Does anybody know how to get around the sound dma buffer problem? I > > am pretty sure the problem is that the system can't find any free > > memory in the bottom 16MB. I think that there is a way to lock in the > > dma buffer, but I don't remember how, and I haven't managed to find > > the right documentation. I can get it working by starting a large > > program to swap out some memory and then kill it, but it is a pain to > > do that every time I want to use any audio. > > I had the same problem with some kernels, but with 2.2.14 it works fine. > I saw that there is a patch at www.alsa-project.org , maybe thats what you > need. > provided, you want to use alsa. ;-)
then the kernel offers you a compilation-time-option "persistent dma buffers" (sound -> oss sound modules -> <right 1st option>). -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
