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Sound problems in linux
webplayer locks up when I try to record or play a sound file

New MessageSound problems in linux (modified 0 times) colidus
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Hi,
I have linux installed on a hard drive in my webplayer, it works ok, but im having a problem with the audio device.
I have the 2.2.13 kernel installed and im using the sb.o module, im loading the module like this /sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0, I have checked in the webplayer bios to make sure this is the same resources.
The module loads fine and at bootup it says "found sound blaster compatiable", but when I try to play a sound file using the play command at the console it locks the machine, so i tried to play sound in kde, this works I can hear the sound file play for about one second and it locks up the weplayer. I have tried fooling around with the resource settings, but no luck. Also I can only get X to run with 8bpp, I had read on some website that Xfree86 only supports 8bpp on the cyrix gx chip, Is this true.

Thanks

08-08-2001 05:54:31

New MessageRE:Sound problems in linux (modified 0 times) petejengkol
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for Video: you have to use frame buffer, compile the kernel with frame buffer support. and you get grabbed XF86SVGA and XF86Config from viginlinux at sourceforge ( I did it). You can get better result than using non framebuffer.


Pete :)

08-08-2001 07:34:34

New MessageRE:Sound problems in linux (modified 0 times) dotorg
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It took me a bunch of playing with it to get this right too:

For video, you need to start the machine in a 16-bit mode and use the Framebuffer X server. I couldn't get the SVGA one to do more than 8-bit. No problem at all with the FBdev one.

I added "vga=0x314" to lilo.conf to get it into that mode.

For sound, I had to do this:

/sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0 isapnp=0

Worked like a charm. Until I had the "isapnp=0" in there, no dice.

08-29-2001 18:46:26

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