Hello!
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Jason Bauer wrote: > I've been trying for about a week to get sound to work to no avail. I am > running kernel 2.0.30 with sound compiled as a module. The error I get > (when i get an error.. with xplaymidi it just acts like its playing but > no sound comes out) is "/dev/audio: No such device or address". There > are 2 possibilities of where I can be going wrong. > > #1 Wrong Sound Card > I have (according to the manual) an "ISP=16v3 audio board". I don't see > that anywhere in the kernel config or the hardware how-to doc. Inside > the manual is says it is compatible with Adlib, Soundblsater, MS Win > sound System, General MIDI. It has a YAMAHA OPL3 FM Synthesiser. I've > tried soundblaster, with OPL3, without OPL3, just OPL3.. When i boot > into Win95 it says it has MPU-401 interface so I tried that with and > without the above options and it still doesn't work. Does anyone out > there have experiance with this sound card or can tell me which one to > choose There is no soundblaster compatible card on the market. Believe it. If you dont believe me, open your computer and tell me if there is a chip from creative labs on the card. There isnt? So, you see? Good. 1) Is it a PnP card? Then you need to install the ISA PnP tools (isapnptools*.deb). And you have to configure it. Read the docs. 2) I dont know your card. Perhaps others do. Read the Sound-HOWTO. It is in /usr/doc/HOWTO, if you install the doc-linux{-text} package. Read it. Read it carefully. Read it a second and a third time. (I mean what I say). > #2 Simply not compiling and/or installing module correctly. > As i said before, i have sound set as a module. Here are the steps i go > through when i am trying the different options: > > make xconfig > make dep > make clean > make modules > make modules_install > reboot Forget it. Get the kernel-package*.deb Install it, and use it (read the doc!) Here is a hint: # make menuconfig # make-kpkg -r custom_1.0 kernel_image # cd .. # dpkg -i <the name of the created debfile> # lilo the last only if you use lilo. I dont know if it will be run from dpkg, but it doesnt hurt to do it explicitly. Then cross your finger reboot. Done. > Is that correct?? I've been reading about depmod but I don't know what > its purpose is or when I would use it. All of this is done as root. If > it matters i boot off of a floppy. No nned for that. If you have a pnp card, install sound as module. Oh, did you load the module? Append "sound" to /etc/modules to do this automagically at boot time or run "insmod sound" manually. depmod is done automagically. If you have more questions, feel free to ask, but read the Sound-HOWTO first. It is very important for you. Marcus > Jason Bauer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Guru 23 Computing Services > You break it, We fix it! Ok, I break it, you fix it. All I wrote is from memory, which is condemned to fail sometimes. insert your favourite disclaimer. Marcus -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .