> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 19:14:46 -0400
> From: Hallow <hallow@cris.com>
> To: submit-linux-dev-kernel@ratatosk.yggdrasil.com
> Newsgroups: linux.dev.kernel
> Subject: Re: Sound driver and xquake problem
>
> According to ddt (the gentleman who wrote the linux port),
> the kernel in 1.3.8x returns a 2 for stereo sound. This
> number is used internally by xquake for a couple of different
> things. As you can see above 2.0.x kernels are returning 0,
> that's why you get an FPE - it's trying to divide by 0,
> and everyone knows you can't do that.
Quick fix: compile the sound driver as a module and have it return 2
at the appropriate point. rename it to qsound.o and insmod before
running quake. Leave a normal sound.o around for other apps.
Ugly, yes. but you get to kill baddies in sterio.
--Dan