> can anyone tell me if the ess1688 sound card is supported?
>
Most assuredly - running one. From boot output :
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Sound initialization started
<ESS ES1688 AudioDrive (rev 11) (3.1)> at 0x220 irq 5 dma 1,5
<ESS ES1688> at 0x330 irq 9 dma 0
<Yamaha OPL3 FM> at 0x388
Sound initialization complete
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