diff -Naur linux-2.4.19rc3/drivers/sound/sb_common.c linux-2.4.19rc3-mod/drivers/sound/sb_common.c
--- linux-2.4.19rc3/drivers/sound/sb_common.c	2002-07-26 15:13:58.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.4.19rc3-mod/drivers/sound/sb_common.c	2002-07-26 13:05:20.000000000 -0500
@@ -801,11 +801,11 @@
 
 			if (hw_config->dma2 == -1)
 				devc->dma16 = devc->dma8;
-			else if (hw_config->dma2 < 5 || hw_config->dma2 > 7)
-			{
-				printk(KERN_WARNING  "SB16: Bad or missing 16 bit DMA channel\n");
-				devc->dma16 = devc->dma8;
-			}
+//			else if (hw_config->dma2 < 5 || hw_config->dma2 > 7)
+//			{
+//				printk(KERN_WARNING  "SB16: Bad or missing 16 bit DMA channel\n");
+//				devc->dma16 = devc->dma8;
+//			}
 			else
 				devc->dma16 = hw_config->dma2;