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 And the Deep Thought of the Day (tm) is: There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics. -- Disraeli
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