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Date:      Sun, 16 Nov 1997 09:49:41 -0000 (GMT)
From:      Conrad Sabatier <conrads@neosoft.com>
To:        Timothy J Kniveton <tim@CMU.EDU>
Cc:        multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PNP/Sound Help?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.971116094941.conrads@neosoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <4oPh3em00YUx0250Q0@andrew.cmu.edu>

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On 16-Nov-97 Timothy J Kniveton wrote:
> Hi.  I am running an ASUS TX97-XE mainboard with an onboard Creative
> Labs Vibra-16X (Soundblaster 16) chip.  It is a PNP beast, which is my
> difficulty in using it with FreeBSD.
> 
> I have been trying to find a good source of information on configuring
> PNP-only devices with FreeBSD (maybe there is no such thing).  It
> seems that occasionally, the settings of the card will change.  I can
> get some of the devices recognized, but some, especially the 16-bit
> DSP, do not work.
> 
> Can someone please recommend the best way to get this thing to work?
> Direct E-mail is fine.

Try Luigi's PnP patches.  I had the same problem with my AWE 64 (PnP).

What finally worked for me was using the "os" switch in the boot config (e.g.,
(pnp 2 0 os enable ...) to override my funky BIOS and configure the card to the
correct settings.

--
Conrad Sabatier
http://www.neosoft.com/~conrads

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