That's the top of the ISAPNP configuration file isapnp.conf. pnpdump should be
directed to output to that file (presuming this has not been done yet.) The
best thing you can do is read the documentation for isapnptools in the
/usr/doc/isapnptools-1.18 folder. The isapnptools are a set of utilities to
help you set up your Plug-and-Play cards on the ISA bus. This is not a simple
process, but it can be done. After all I did it in RedHat 5.2 a while back. The
basics are to create the isapnp.conf file in the /etc folder with pnpdump by
doing:
pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
then editing the isapnp.conf file so the required i/o addresses, IRQ's, and DMA
chanels are set for the card so as not to have any conflicts with other
hardware on your system. One way to learn what resources to use is to run
Windoze (presuming it is installed on the same system), and use the device
manager to tell you what resources are being used there. Then edit
/etc/isapnp.conf by uncommenting out (deleting the "#" symbols) the lines
refering to the appropriate resources. Once the file is edited and saved ( you
should make a backup first ), run isapnp from a command line.
Next restart your system, and isapnp should set up your sound card for use. If
I remember right, I had to run sndconfig after that to finish the job, so Linux
could install the sound drivers and all that (can't remember for sure). Maybe
someone else can help there, and perhaps provide better information. Note that
if you have any other PnP devices on your ISA bus (is it one ot two s's?),
these will be listed in the /etc/isapnp.conf file as well. The documentation
will explain how the file is set up. I hope this is enough to det you started,
Ernie
On Sat, 23 Oct 1999,Mr-X- wrote:
| Im having trouble installing my sound card aswel...
| i couldnt get it working in the installation of Red Hat 5.2 or Mandrake 6.1 but
| when i downloaded OSS on my RH 5.2 box it worked.. it only had about 3 hours on
| the demo and it expired b4 i could crack it.. i updated the kernel and
| re-downloaded the new version and it wouldnt work at all.. i thought it would
| be different in mandrake but its not.. it says more than 1 pnp card was
| detected and id have to choose it myself from the list.. i tried all the pnp
| cards i could see and none would work...
| when i do pnpdump the first few lines say this...
|
| # Trying port address 0203
| # Board 1 has serial identifier 2f ff ff ff ff 81 71 93 04
|
| # (DEBUG)
| (READPORT 0x0203)
| (ISOLATE PRESERVE)
| (IDENTIFY *)
| (VERBOSITY 2)
| (CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL))
| # or WARNING
|
| # Card 1: (serial identifier 2f ff ff ff ff 81 71 93 04)
| # Vendor Id ADS7181, No Serial Number (-1), checksum 0x2F.
| # Version 1.0, Vendor version 2.0
| # ANSI string -->Analog Devices AD1816A<--
| #
| # Logical device id ADS7180
| # Device support I/O range check register
| # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x38
| # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
| # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3d
| # Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3f
|
| i dont understand most of that..
| anyone know if it will work or i should just buy another sound card..
|
| Mr-X-
|
| On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. said:
| > Yup, I think you're right, sorry about that. I think it was pnpdump. It's been a
| > while since I did the set-up. I had to do it the hard way with RedHat 5.2, but
| > since using Mandrake 6.0 and 6.1, I have been able to use sndconfig to set up
| > the card.
| >
| > The "no boards found" line tells us that pnpdump is not seeing your card
| > (obviously). Your sound card has the same chip set as mine. I read somewhere
| > something about edge detection with respect to setting up the card, so I went
| > into my BIOS settings, and changed the setting for detection from "level" to
| > "edge". Then I was able to set up the card.
| >
| > I am not a technician, and I have no training whatsoever, so what I usually
| > do, is a lot of reading, and a lot of trial and error. I think I would check
| > the BIOS settings to see if your (I can't remember the correct name) detection
| > mode is set to level detection, or edge detection. I don't know if this setting
| > really did anything for me or not, but if the pnpdump utility is looking for
| > edge detection, and the BIOS is set to level detection, then pnpdump may not be
| > able to "see" the card, hence, the "no boards found" line in the isapnp.conf
| > file. I'm just shooting in the dark, here. Maybe someone with more know-how can
| > lend a hand.
| >
| > Good luck,
| >
| > Ernie
| >
| >
| > On Fri, 22 Oct 1999,R_Yeo wrote:
| > | "Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." wrote:
| > |
| > | > isapnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
| > |
| > | Got this far, but I think the command was pnpdump. The output file,
| > | however contains lots of commented out lines. An excerp below:
| > |
| > | # Trying port address 03ab
| > | # Trying port address 03b3
| > | # Trying port address 03bb
| > | # Trying port address 03e3
| > | # Trying port address 03eb
| > | # Trying port address 03f3
| > | # No boards found
| > |
| > | Where would I go about looking for the addresses for my soundcard and
| > | FDD? BTW, my soundcard is a Crystal 4232. This is from my
| > | /var/log/messages:
| > |
| > | Oct 22 01:20:39 pc15-gmy kernel: ad1848/cs4248 codec driver Copyright
| > | (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
| > | Oct 22 01:20:39 pc15-gmy kernel: cs4232: set synthio and synthirq to use
| > | the wavefront facilities.
| > | Oct 22 01:20:39 pc15-gmy kernel: YM3812 and OPL-3 driver Copyright (C)
| > | by Hannu Savolainen, Rob Hooft 1993-1996
| > |
| > | Appreciate any further help. Looks like this is a good start so far.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Ronald Yeo
| > | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
