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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@tribe.com>
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Subject: Re: Soundcard problem
To: mcjones@mtvernon1.basenet.net (Carey Jones)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 22:03:19 -0800 (PST)
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> I'm not sure what mailing list to send to about this, so I figure
> I'll find out after sending here.  I have a soundcard that is SBPro
> compatable, and at boot-up, my system recognizes it as such.  I've
> compiled a kernel with sound enabled and everything, and when I try
> to play a sound, I get a lot of static noise with the real sound
> playing faintly in the background.  If anyone knows what to do about
> this, i'd appreciate your telling me how to solve this.  Thanks :)

You might have your /dev/audio and /dev/dsp crossed ... they interpret
the data bytes somewhat differently, and the sound can sometimes come out
like you describe.

-Archie
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