Re: MSS/WSS

[A Shadow In the Dark <marlowe@alfheim.net>]

Shoulnd't have gotten a Compaq, Compaq's suck.

On Fri, 27 Nov 1998 root@styx.bibnat.ro wrote:

> Pleease someone help me!
> 
> I have a Compaq Deskpro XL and i simply cannot persuade it to work
> correctly under linux - more precisely, the sound card doesn't work... all
> the other hardware is working properly (i guess).
> Yes, i installed OSS free...
> 
> Ok, here's what i'm talking about:
> 
> ==Current config:
>  - Slackware 3.6
>  - kernel 2.0.36
> 
> ==What windoze95 says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3
> ==What the BIOS says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3
> ==What the /dev/sndstat says after insmod sound:
> 
> Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586
> Config options: 0
> 
> Installed drivers:
> Type 10: MS Sound System
> Type 24: MS Sound System (AXP)
> Type 27: Compaq Deskpro XL
> Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM
> 
> Card config:
> MS Sound System at 0x530 irq 9 drq 3
> OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0
> 
> Audio devices:
> 0: MSS audio codec (82C930)
> 
> Synth devices:
> 0: Yamaha OPL-3
> 
> Midi devices:
> 
> Timers:
> 0: System clock
> 1: MSS audio codec (82C930)
> 
> Mixers:
> 0: MSS audio codec (82C930)
> 
> ==What happens after cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: after playing for
> about 5 seconds - Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
> 
> ....rmmod sound
> ....soundconf (from OSS), 
>   which has a card named Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio 
> 
> ==What the OSS configuration says: 
> Card: Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio
> Device: Windows Sound System (enabled)
> I/O port = 530
> IRQ      = 9
> DMA (A)  = 0
> DMA (B)  = 1   ## i couldn't persuade OSS to set DMA 3
> Device: Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer chip (enabled)
> I/O port = 388
> 
> ==What /dev/sndstat says after soundconf and soundon:
> 
> License serial number: E00000008
> Open Sound System is licensed for evaluation purposes only.
> License will expire after: 05/1999
> Options: ALL
> 
> Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586
> Build: 2.0.36
> 
> Card config:
> Compaq Deskpro XL at 0x530 irq 9 drq 0,1
> OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388
> 
> Audio devices:
> 0: MSS audio codec (82C930) (DUPLEX)
> 1: Shadow of audio device #0 (DUPLEX)
> 
> Synth devices:
> 0: Yamaha OPL-3
> 
> Midi devices:
> 
> Timers:
> 0: System clock
> 
> Mixers:
> 0: MSS audio codec (82C930)
> 
> ==What happens when doing cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: doesn't play at
> all and just exits with : "Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config
> error?"
> 
> 
> Please look over this stuff and tell me whether you need more information
> (in case you think the problem can be solved and you know how).
> 
> I'm _very_ upset cause the damn 95 works just fine with the
> (integrated) soundcard in my (pain-in-the-ass) Deskpro, and Linux doesn't.
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> 
> Paul <root@bibnat.ro>, rather hopeless and definetely annoyed.
> 
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