Playing CD is different than playing other sounds. The cd drive sends the audio directly to the sound card with no software intervention. (I had a cd playing after the system had shutdown).
I have an ESS1869 that works just fine; that is once I fixed the IRQ (or was it the DMA channel?). I had a horrible echo effect before I fixed it. My modules.conf looks like this: ===================================================================== # sound card options (works!!) # -- run 'sndconfig', select "ESS 1868" # -- IO base 0x220, IRQ 5, DMA 1, MPU IO 0x330 # Sound modules dependencies: # sound : none # sb : uart401.0 # uart401 : sound.0 # opl3 : sound.0 # deps are listed in /lib/modules/2.2.16/modules.dep, # deps are loaded automagically by insmod # use the 'sb' sound driver alias sound sb options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 mpu_io=0x330 # after loading the sound (sb) module, load the midi (opl3) module post-install sound /sbin/insmod opl3 # ?? post-install awe_wave /bin/sfxload /etc/midi/GU11-ROM.SF2 # the midi (opl3) module alias midi opl3 options opl3 io=0x388 =============================================================== BTW, this is for RH7 (copied from my RH6.1 setup). I don't think the distro would matter here since it is at the kernel level HTH, -D On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:18:54 Tiarnan O Corrain wrote: | Hello... | | I recently installed Debian on a Compaq Armada 7770DMT laptop | with an ES 1878 sound card. I've compiled support for the Soundblaster | into the kernel (2.2.17), which allows me to play audio cds, but gives a | weird | echo effect when I try to play wave files using 'play'. | | I've compiled the kernel twice, once using IRQ 7 and once IRQ | 8, with the same effects. Here is the relevant section from | dmesg... | | Sound initialization started | ESS chip ES1878 detected | ESS1688: Invalid IRQ 8 | sb: Interrupt test on IRQ8 failed - Probable IRQ conflict | <ESS ES1878 AudioDrive (rev 11) (3.01)> at 0x220 irq 8 dma 1,5 | Sound initialization complete | | Does anyone have any ways of changing the IRQ and DMA settings | without recompiling the kernel, or suggestions for the correct | settings, or how to come by then? | | Thanks | | Tiarnán Ó Corráin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | "Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus."
