Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:34:13 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Marko Schuetz <marko@kinetic.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 2.2.1: Voxware on ESS688???? Message-ID: <199708281004.TAA04705@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 27 Aug 1997 21:08:44 %2B0200." <199708271908.VAA00359@kinetic.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de>
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> I have a Toshiba Portege 610CT, which to my knowledge has a ESS688 > sound chip that should be SoundBlaster compatible. I tried different > setups of the kernel including IRQs 5 and 7, but when sending > > kinetic% file audio.au > audio.au: Sun/NeXT audio data: 8-bit linear PCM [REF-PCM], mono, 11127 Hz > > this file to /dev/audio I get short bursts of noise followed by a > short pause and this repeats. In the pauses > > Sound: DMA timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error? > > is issued to the console. > > This is starting to become frustrating! > > What am I doing wrong? It would appear that you have an IRQ or DRQ configuration error. This should be obvious. I actually have a similar Toshiba (a Satellite 220CDS), which exhibits similar symptoms. My current suspicion is that the sound hardware is partially PnP, and am investigating. mikehome | help
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