Re: 2.1.xx and sound problems

Geoff Hoff (ghoff@math.utk.edu)
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:53:24 -0500


> I've tried kernels 2.1.77 to 2.1.82 and have not been able to get them
> working completely with my soundblaster. I can play wav files with all
> versions, but I cannot get sound from quake. 2.1.81 would cause quake to
> segfault saying my card does not support that, all the others quake would
> load fine but no sound. I tried both modular and monolithic kernels.
> 2.0.30 to 2.0.33, and DOS work fine. My SB is v2.1, 8bit, io220, irq7,
> dma1.
>
> When trying to load sound as a module with 2.1.82: modprobe sb io=220
> irq=7 dma=1, I get: sb_card.c: I/O port dc is already in use.

You need io=0x220, it needs to be hex, thats why you're getting the I/O port
already in use.

> Thanks,
> Jesse DeFer
> kernel@dotd.dyn.ml.org

Geoff Hoff