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I have a Compaq Deskpro XL with integrated sound.
BIOS says the card is on 530, DMA 3, doesn't say anything about IRQ. OK, windoze 95 works just fine with sound, and says it's on 530/DMA 3/IRQ 9; i compiled my kernel with these values (i checked MSS/WSS ) and it says at boot that soundcard installation is ok...
But, when i play a file through /dev/dsp it stops after a few seconds and hits me with that error about IRQ/DRQ ( couldn't paste, i'm running on the old kernel) and stops... Also, i can 'play' mp3s, but it sounds like it's playing the same position in the song for a few seconds and then jumps to another position and plays it repeatedly and so on...

OK, not sure i made my self clear, but i can try pasting and explaining if anyone wants to help me.
Maybe there is someone out there with the same machine/soundcard and knows how to solve this problem.
I'm running Slackware 3.6 with 2.0.35 kernel.
Thanks in advance.

Paul <[email protected]>, who kinda hates the Compaq/Linux combo, but loves Linux wholeheartedly.

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Pleease someone help me!

I have a Compaq Deskpro XL and i simply cannot persuade it to work correctly under linux - more precisely, the sound card doesn't work... all the other hardware is working properly (i guess).
Yes, i installed OSS free...

Ok, here's what i'm talking about:

==Current config:
- Slackware 3.6
- kernel 2.0.36

==What windoze95 says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3
==What the BIOS says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3
==What the /dev/sndstat says after insmod sound:

Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586 Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: MS Sound System
Type 24: MS Sound System (AXP)
Type 27: Compaq Deskpro XL
Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM

Card config:
MS Sound System at 0x530 irq 9 drq 3
OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0

Audio devices:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930)

Synth devices:
0: Yamaha OPL-3

Midi devices:

Timers:
0: System clock
1: MSS audio codec (82C930)

Mixers:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930)

==What happens after cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: after playing for about 5 seconds - Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?

...rmmod sound
...soundconf (from OSS),
which has a card named Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio

==What the OSS configuration says:
Card: Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio
Device: Windows Sound System (enabled)
I/O port = 530

IRQ      = 9
DMA (A)  = 0
DMA (B)  = 1   ## i couldn't persuade OSS to set DMA 3

Device: Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer chip (enabled) I/O port = 388

==What /dev/sndstat says after soundconf and soundon:

License serial number: E00000008
Open Sound System is licensed for evaluation purposes only. License will expire after: 05/1999
Options: ALL

Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586
Build: 2.0.36

Card config:
Compaq Deskpro XL at 0x530 irq 9 drq 0,1
OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388

Audio devices:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930) (DUPLEX)
1: Shadow of audio device #0 (DUPLEX)

Synth devices:
0: Yamaha OPL-3

Midi devices:

Timers:
0: System clock

Mixers:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930)

==What happens when doing cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: doesn't play at all and just exits with : "Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?"

Please look over this stuff and tell me whether you need more information (in case you think the problem can be solved and you know how).

I'm _very_ upset cause the damn 95 works just fine with the (integrated) soundcard in my (pain-in-the-ass) Deskpro, and Linux doesn't.

Thank you in advance.

Paul <[email protected]>, rather hopeless and definetely annoyed.

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Shoulnd't have gotten a Compaq, Compaq's suck.

Quoted 111 lines · On Fri, 27 Nov 1998 [email protected] wrote:

Pleease someone help me!

I have a Compaq Deskpro XL and i simply cannot persuade it to work correctly under linux - more precisely, the sound card doesn't work... all the other hardware is working properly (i guess).
Yes, i installed OSS free...

Ok, here's what i'm talking about:

==Current config:
- Slackware 3.6
- kernel 2.0.36

==What windoze95 says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3
==What the BIOS says: I/O 530, IRQ 9, DMA 3
==What the /dev/sndstat says after insmod sound:

Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586 Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: MS Sound System
Type 24: MS Sound System (AXP)
Type 27: Compaq Deskpro XL
Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM

Card config:
MS Sound System at 0x530 irq 9 drq 3
OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0

Audio devices:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930)

Synth devices:
0: Yamaha OPL-3

Midi devices:

Timers:
0: System clock
1: MSS audio codec (82C930)

Mixers:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930)

==What happens after cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: after playing for about 5 seconds - Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?

....rmmod sound
....soundconf (from OSS),
which has a card named Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio

==What the OSS configuration says:
Card: Compaq Deskpro XL integrated Business Audio
Device: Windows Sound System (enabled)
I/O port = 530

IRQ      = 9
DMA (A)  = 0
DMA (B)  = 1   ## i couldn't persuade OSS to set DMA 3

Device: Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer chip (enabled) I/O port = 388

==What /dev/sndstat says after soundconf and soundon:

License serial number: E00000008
Open Sound System is licensed for evaluation purposes only. License will expire after: 05/1999
Options: ALL

Kernel: Linux corson 2.0.36 #4 Mon Nov 23 13:22:58 EET 1998 i586
Build: 2.0.36

Card config:
Compaq Deskpro XL at 0x530 irq 9 drq 0,1
OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388

Audio devices:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930) (DUPLEX)
1: Shadow of audio device #0 (DUPLEX)

Synth devices:
0: Yamaha OPL-3

Midi devices:

Timers:
0: System clock

Mixers:
0: MSS audio codec (82C930)

==What happens when doing cat endoftheworld > /dev/dsp: doesn't play at all and just exits with : "Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?"

Please look over this stuff and tell me whether you need more information (in case you think the problem can be solved and you know how).

I'm _very_ upset cause the damn 95 works just fine with the (integrated) soundcard in my (pain-in-the-ass) Deskpro, and Linux doesn't.

Thank you in advance.

Paul <[email protected]>, rather hopeless and definetely annoyed.