[ltp] Mandrake 9 - Thinkpad 600e - Sound Howto

[Tino Keitel]

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 07:22:13 +1100, Cajan wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 05:04, Kyle Hamar wrote:
> > 
> > ># cat /etc/modules.conf
> > >
> > >probeall usb-interface usb-uhci
> > >above snd-cs4232 snd-pcm-oss
> > >options cs4232 io=0x530 irq=5 dma=1 dma2=0 mpuio=0x330 mpuirq=9
> > >alias sound-slot-0 sb
> > >options sound dmabuf=1
> > >alias synth0 opl3
> > >options opl3 io=0x388
> > >options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 mpu_io=0x330 acer=1
> > >
> > >Worked like a charm.Loudest and clearest ever.
> > >Good luck
> > 
> > 
> > Are you assigning BOTH the cs4232 and sb to irq=5?
> > This appears to be a conflict. Can you explain the advantages of this?
> > 
> > Kyle
> 
> I agree there appears to be conflict. I have no explanation. 

sb is the driver for SB16 compatible cards (like the ESS1688). cs4232
is the driver for the crystal chip. Both are mutual exclusive, since I
don't think you have 2 soundcards in your thinkpad. So the conflict
should not be a problem.

> 
> The above is what sndconfig dumped
> in modules.conf. 
> IIRC I only modified the dma from 0 to 1.
> Volume and clarity is far superior to generic cs4232 driver 
> 
> Cajan
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