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Hmm... I think there's something wrong with the way 2.2.1 allocates memory...
... as in there seems to be no memory for some parts of the kernel... like
DMA:ble memory for example
let me show you what trying to get sound working w/ 2.2.1 gave me:
# uptime
11:10pm up 19 days, 2:22, 10 users, load average: 1.04, 1.01, 1.00
## OSS/free (standard sound driver)
# modprobe gus
# strace head -c 0 /dev/audio
open("/dev/audio", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOMEM (Cannot allocate memory)
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 128068 125036 3032 31456 48772 10116
-/+ buffers/cache: 66148 61920
Swap: 130748 996 129752
# modprobe -r gus
## ALSA
# modprobe snd-interwave; amixer -r
# strace head -c 0 /proc/asound/dev/pcmC0D0
open("/proc/asound/dev/pcmC0D0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOMEM (Cannot allocate memory)
# modprobe -r snd-interwave
## OSS/Linux
# soundon
This copy of OSS is licensed to Tuomas Heino
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
# soundoff
# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 128068 123852 4216 31456 46476 11380
-/+ buffers/cache: 65996 62072
Swap: 130748 996 129752
# free; modprobe gus; head -c 0 /dev/audio; modprobe -r gus; modprobe \
snd-interwave; head -c 0 /proc/asound/dev/pcmC0D0; modprobe -r \
snd-interwave; soundon; soundoff; free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 128068 123868 4200 31456 46492 11380
-/+ buffers/cache: 65996 62072
Swap: 130748 996 129752
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
head: /dev/audio: Cannot allocate memory
isapnp: Device 'UltraSound Plug & Play'
isapnp: 1 Plug & Play device detected total
head: /proc/asound/dev/pcmC0D0: Cannot allocate memory
This copy of OSS is licensed to Tuomas Heino
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 128068 123892 4176 31456 46504 11380
-/+ buffers/cache: 66008 62060
Swap: 130748 996 129752
... hmm doesn't seem to affect free memory too much ... gotta stop writing this message ;)
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