Re: es1370 in Kern 2.2.14

[AJ Lewis <lewi0235@tc.umn.edu>]

Try running the K6-2 at the correct clock speed.  The K6-2 400 and 450
have a tendency to run extremely hot.  The OC could cause erratic
performance in all subsystems.

-- 
AJ Lewis
lewi0235@tc.umn.edu

"Now I consider the anti-Linux group at Microsoft to be just a Linux user 
in disguise. They're trying to find the really bad problems in Linux. They 
haven't produced much so far but I expect that we'll get some really good 
bug reports from them..." 
 	- Linus Thorvalds at the Linux BOF at the USENIX 1999

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, SkyViper wrote:

> When I boot I get a very high static sound.
> This static sounds like my card is being over driven. Quieter sounds are
> discernable, but masked with static.The problem is intermittent in that
> it does not occur on every boot, and follows no pattern.
> If the boot is good, then restarting X has no ill effect. If the boot is
> bad, restarting X does not correct the problem. The card still works
> fine in Kernel 2.2.11 using insmod es1370, but I will try 2.2.13 and
> 2.2.12.
> 
> I used xconfig to set the Kernel, and configured it to use sound and the
> es1370 and Joystick. (By the way, I don't think the joystick works, but
> I am not sure)
> 
> I am running Red Hat 6.1
> Hardware list:
> Asus P5AB
> Motherboard = AMD K6-2 400 (OC to 450)
> Sound Card = PCI SRS727 (Ensoniq es1370)
> Video Adapter = PCI 3Dfx Voodoo3 2000
> Modem = ISA Motorola Voice Surfer 56K V90 (firmware Upgradded from
> KFlex)
> Hard drives = Maxtor 850, Samsung 2.1, Fuji 10.2 Partitioned by
> Partition Magic 5.0
>  Linux is on one of these parts.
> RAM = 64M PC 100 single stick
> Mouse = MS Intellmouse 1.1a
> Keyboard = MS Natural
> Joystick = CH F16 Fighterstick, CH Throttle, CH Pro Pedals
> 
> Known Running Server/Module items:
> XFree 3.3.5, Gnome, KDE
> Glide 2 and 3 loaded per 3Dfx sight
> Modules:
> 3dfx on the 3.3.5 server
> 
> 
> 
> 
> OUTPUT from sh scripts/ver_linux :
> Linux localhose.localdomain 2.2.14 #9 Sat Jan 22 17:09:25 EST 2000 i586
> unknown
> Kernel modules   2.1.121
> Gnu C  egcs-2.91.66
> Binutils   2.9.1.-.24
> Linux C Library   2.1.2
> Dynamic linker   ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.2
> Procps   2.0.4
> Mount   2.9u
> Net-tools   1.53
> Console-tools   199.03.02
> Sh-utils   2.0
> Modules Loaded    3dfx
> 
> 
> Tom H.
> 
>