Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

[Dan_Lasley]

I have an old, scrounged Aztec ISA sound card that works just fine in a
Gateway P5-133.  I bought an Ensoniq AudioPCI and I can't make it
work!

I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.0 and I'm trying to install the sound card
with "sndconfig".  sndconfig worked like a charm for the old sound
card, but I've tried the following configurations with the new card
and neither will work:

     Ensoniq AudioPCI 1370 (SoundBlaster 64/128 PCI)

     Creative/Ensoniq AudioPCI 1371

I get this error for the first:

     The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
     /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1370.o:
     init_module: Device or resource busy

And this error for the second:

     The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
     /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o:
     init_module: Device or resource busy

I don't find any other information in /var/log/messages.

I am using the kernel which comes with Red Hat 6.0, so it should have
support for all known sound cards.  Again, I had *no* problems in
configuring and running another sound card in this system.

I've checked /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/* and I found no
help on this particular sound card.

Can anyone furnish a clue?

Thanks.

Dan

Re: Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

[Jay Ts]

> I bought an Ensoniq AudioPCI and I can't make it work!
> 
> I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.0 and I'm trying to install the sound card
> with "sndconfig".

I have an AudioPCI and I like it very much.  Since I already had the
4Front (commercial) driver, I skipped the free drivers included with
Linux and after paying 4Front another $10 for the AudioPCI support,
I've been using their driver without problems.

Another possibility is to try the ALSA driver; I read on the web that
it supports the AudioPCI.  Anyone want to comment on that?

I don't know if it's possible to use the free OSS Linux driver; I'm
just responding because I have an AudioPCI, and I want to say what
works for me so far.

- Jay Ts

Re: Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

[Dave Phillips]

Jay Ts wrote:

> Another possibility is to try the ALSA driver; I read on the web that
> it supports the AudioPCI.  Anyone want to comment on that?

If the card is an Ensoniq, I think you just use the ens1370 driver from
ALSA. I've used the ens1370 and ens1371 drivers successfully, but those
were for the Creative Labs versions of that card (Ensoniq AudioPCI sort
of equals the SoundBlaster PCI128).

Best regards,

= Dave Phillips

	http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/index.html
	http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/

Re: Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

[D. Marcus Johnson]

Hi I have ALSA 0.5.7 with my EnsoniqAudioPCI(1371). It
works like a charm for me. The set up is similar to
get a (1370) type card,*So I've Heard*!
     If I we're you I would check the alsa user list
archives. It should get you set along with the
included documentation if you choose to install the
ALSA drivers.
    *Warning* the hardest parts for me was you will
need to compile a Kernel with *Only* sound support and
no other audio options for the drivers compiled in. In
addition the configuration file--> /etc/modules.conf
confused the hell out of me, but I beleive there is an
ens1370 or 1371 HOWTO in the list archives that will
lead you through the process step by step.

-Good Luck
Darwin

--- Dan_Lasley@hilton.com wrote:
> 
> 
> I have an old, scrounged Aztec ISA sound card that
> works just fine in a
> Gateway P5-133.  I bought an Ensoniq AudioPCI and I
> can't make it
> work!
> 
> I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.0 and I'm trying to
> install the sound card
> with "sndconfig".  sndconfig worked like a charm for
> the old sound
> card, but I've tried the following configurations
> with the new card
> and neither will work:
> 
>      Ensoniq AudioPCI 1370 (SoundBlaster 64/128 PCI)
> 
>      Creative/Ensoniq AudioPCI 1371
> 
> I get this error for the first:
> 
>      The following error occurred running the
> modprobe program:
>      /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1370.o:
>      init_module: Device or resource busy
> 
> And this error for the second:
> 
>      The following error occurred running the
> modprobe program:
>      /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o:
>      init_module: Device or resource busy
> 
> I don't find any other information in
> /var/log/messages.
> 
> I am using the kernel which comes with Red Hat 6.0,
> so it should have
> support for all known sound cards.  Again, I had
> *no* problems in
> configuring and running another sound card in this
> system.
> 
> I've checked /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/*
> and I found no
> help on this particular sound card.
> 
> Can anyone furnish a clue?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 


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Re: Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

[@ 2000-07-11 19:10 UTC (permalink / raw)]

audiopci works perfectly with alsa.
make sure to determine the correct chip, there are es1370 and es1371
versions which need different drivers.
see alsa-user archives for details:
http://www.alsa-project.org/

regards,

jörn



Jay Ts wrote:
> 
> > I bought an Ensoniq AudioPCI and I can't make it work!
> >
> > I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.0 and I'm trying to install the sound card
> > with "sndconfig".
> 
> I have an AudioPCI and I like it very much.  Since I already had the
> 4Front (commercial) driver, I skipped the free drivers included with
> Linux and after paying 4Front another $10 for the AudioPCI support,
> I've been using their driver without problems.
> 
> Another possibility is to try the ALSA driver; I read on the web that
> it supports the AudioPCI.  Anyone want to comment on that?
> 
> I don't know if it's possible to use the free OSS Linux driver; I'm
> just responding because I have an AudioPCI, and I want to say what
> works for me so far.
> 
> - Jay Ts

-- 
Jörn Nettingsmeier     
Kurfürstenstr. 49        
45138 Essen, Germany      
http://www.folkwang.uni-essen.de/~nettings/

Re: Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

[Thomas Sailer]

Dan_Lasley@hilton.com wrote:

>      The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
>      /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1370.o:
>      init_module: Device or resource busy

dmesg should give you a hint