Sound Server Error

Aussie · 05-06-2003, 07:13 AM

Download the 2.4.20 kernel source and have a look at file:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/Documentation/sound/ESS1868.

DiZASTiX · 05-06-2003, 06:16 PM

hmm, well as i said before i am new to linux. Where could i download the kernel source (i have tried to look on google but im not sure what to look for) and also, how will this file help me?

DiZASTiX · 05-06-2003, 06:32 PM

it seems to me that before i do anything, i have to learn a bit more about the kernel, how to configure it and how to update/install it. Sure if for now someone can give me step by step instructions for what i need to do to fix my sound that would be great, but can anyone recommend a good kernel newbie guide. I have tried The Kernel HOWTO but i could not follow it

If anyone could point me to a good read about kernels, or tell me how to get my sound working

, that would be great!

Aussie · 05-06-2003, 06:50 PM

SLackware should already have the needed modules in the default install, you don't need to recompile your kernel yet, all you should have to do is load the correct modules and configure the chip with the isapnp tools. The ESS1868 file contains the instructions and an example.

DiZASTiX · 05-06-2003, 07:28 PM

should /usr/src/linux-2.4.20/Documentation/sound/ESS1868 exist on my harddrive, because it doesnt

Aussie · 05-06-2003, 07:43 PM

No, the kernel source was left out of slackware 9.0 to save space, thats why I said to download it. You don't need an official slackware kernel source bacause that is just the unmodified kernel source in a slackware package. Just download the 2.4.20 source tarball and extract it to /usr/src/linux-2.4.20.

DiZASTiX · 05-06-2003, 08:11 PM

and where might i find a 2.4.20 kernel source to download?

quietguy47 · 05-06-2003, 08:11 PM

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/
Every kernel version there is, I think.

DiZASTiX · 05-06-2003, 08:49 PM

Ok i got it off that site, but im gunna need some help understanding it, here is what is in there:

Code:

Documentation for the ESS1868F AudioDrive PnP sound card

The ESS1868 sound card is a PnP ESS1688-compatible 16-bit sound card.

It should be automatically detected by the Linux Kernel isapnp support when you
load the sb.o module. Otherwise you should take care of:

  *  The ESS1868 does not allow use of a 16-bit DMA, thus DMA 0, 1, 2, and 3
     may only be used.

  *  isapnptools version 1.14 does work with ESS1868.  Earlier versions might
     not.

  *  Sound support MUST be compiled as MODULES, not statically linked
     into the kernel.


NOTE: this is only needed when not using the kernel isapnp support!

For configuring the sound card's I/O addresses, IRQ and DMA, here is a
sample copy of the isapnp.conf directives regarding the ESS1868:

(CONFIGURE ESS1868/-1 (LD 1
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
(IO 1 (BASE 0x0388))
(IO 2 (BASE 0x0330))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
(ACT Y)
))

(for a full working isapnp.conf file, remember the
(ISOLATE)
(IDENTIFY *)
at the beginning and the
(WAITFORKEY)
at the end.)

In this setup, the main card I/O is 0x0220, FM synthesizer is 0x0388, and
the MPU-401 MIDI port is located at 0x0330.  IRQ is IRQ 5, DMA is channel 1.

After configuring the sound card via isapnp, to use the card you must load
the sound modules with the proper I/O information.  Here is my setup:

# ESS1868F AudioDrive initialization

/sbin/modprobe sound
/sbin/insmod uart401
/sbin/insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=-1
/sbin/insmod mpu401 io=0x330
/sbin/insmod opl3 io=0x388
/sbin/insmod v_midi

opl3 is the FM synthesizer
/sbin/insmod opl3 io=0x388

So my question is...now what...and how lol

Aussie · 05-06-2003, 09:50 PM

Install the isapnptools package from your slackware cd (/slackware/a/isapnptools-1.26-i386-1.tgz), read the docs and look at /etc/isapnp.conf.sample and /etc/isapnp.gone.sample.

Aussie · 05-06-2003, 09:52 PM

You may want to consider getting a cheap soundblaster pci 128 sound card, isa cards can be a pain to setup but a pci 128 will just work once you load the module.

quietguy47 · 05-07-2003, 05:36 AM

An SB Live card costs about $30 USD.

DiZASTiX · 05-07-2003, 04:44 PM

So if i buy a SBLive, will it auto detect it or must i still install isapnp or something?

quietguy47 · 05-07-2003, 06:01 PM

You will have to go into /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and uncomment(remove the #) the line for sblive and then chmod 666 /dev/dsp and chmod 666 /dev/mi*.

DiZASTiX · 05-07-2003, 06:37 PM

well, it would be nice if i got one, but if everytime something didnt work i bought a different one, then i wouldnt learn much would i. I have to at least try to get the one i have working. I got the /slackware/a/isapnptools-1.26-i386-1.tgz from my cd, and found those files ( /etc/isapnp.conf.sample and /etc/isapnp.gone.sample) , but i dont know how to configure them correctly, i guess if i can then my sound might work

I just gunna need some help configuring it