just as a data point i am running Nt 4 on a dual processor p3-500 with a SBLive!
card just fine with FreeAmp.
elrod
Chad Loder wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Mayhem & Chaos Coordinator wrote:
>
> > > Now, I am ready to start debugging dual-processor NT hangs that I've
> > > been experiencing. I figure I will start with the Windows PMO, but first
> > > I have some questions:
> >
> > Dual processor NT with a SB Live! card? If so, do you have another card that
> > you might stick in there just to see if the SB Live! is causing problems?
> > I've heard not so good things about SB Live on NT with multiple processors.
>
> Yes, this describes my setup to a T. I have also heard about others
> experiencing this problem, but I suspect that one of the following
> situations hold:-
>
> a) The hang is due to a bug in SoundBlaster's drivers and we can find
> a simple, 100% reproducible code example to submit to Creative Labs.
>
> b) The hang is due to a bug in SoundBlaster's drivers and we can find
> a workaround in our code that avoids the problem.
>
> c) The hang is due to a bug in the Freeamp code and it only shows up
> due to an idiosyncracy in SoundBlaster's drivers.
>
> I only see this hang with Freeamp. Quake3 runs like a champ, as do other
> apps like CoolEdit, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, etc.
>
> > > 3) Who is the main person for these two PMOs?
> >
> > Sylvain Rebaud wrote the DirectSound PMO and maintain that now. I've also
> > rewritten the soundcard PMO a couple of times, and I'm still not quite happy
> > with it. :-(
>
> Well... :) The PMO model does not mesh well with DirectSound, nor are you
> happy with the soundcard PMO. Would generalizing the PMO model help at
> all?
>
> c
>
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