From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: bscaring@slpmbo.ed.ray.com (Bryan Scaringe) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 19:16:43 +0000 Subject: Re: Desperately Seeking *#$^@^@% AWE64 Help :) Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org Sorry, can't help with your problem, but... There has recently ben some VERY interesting discussion about getting the AWE64 working under linux on the linux-sound mailing list. linux-sound, like this list, can be found at vger.rutgers.edu Good luck... Bryan > Well I've read every document I can find on installing the AWE64. > > I've gone to the awedrv website. > > I've spent close to 20hrs on #linux asking for help, getting it and > trying to get the SOB working. > > I tried the OSS drivers with 2.0.35. > > I've installed 2.1.121 to try to get it working. > > I told it I would wish cancer on it if it didn't start to work. > > I contemplating sacraficing a goat... > > And yet still the damned thing doesn't work and so now I'm going > for what is my avenue of last resort. This list. Did I miss something > important? Am I just a clueless git? (DON'T answer that. :) Is reality > against me? Help. > > My config as it stands (more or less. I'll spam with more detail if > requested) > > In the kernel compile all options are set as module. Sound, old fm stuff > (typing this from memory), oss dirvers and the lowlevel driver. > > pnp configured by changing the dump of pnpdump and uncommenting the right > lines plus adding 2 for the wavetable stuff. isapnp is seemingly happy and > gives me a single line responce with a bunch of hex numbers and so on. > > modprobe sound seems to work. it doesn't whine but neither does it produce > any output. > > insmod iso406 (I think that's the right number. again, doing it from > memory) barfs, pukes and generally paints the screen technicolour with > error msgs about not being able to find internal labels. ie it finds > it but when it tries to deal with it it cannot figure out where to point > stuff. > > same with sb and the others (as stated in the HOWTO on AWE32 in the > kernel distrib. I think. I've read so many I'm losing count). > > I know there's not much info here but if someone expresses interest > in helping out I'll go to the hassle of getting whatever data is req > when I get home tonight. > > Thanks muchly. > > -- > CaT (cat@zip.net.au) URL: http://www.zip.com.au/dev/null > > There was farting in the air that night, > It lit so bright, > Fernando... > >