Ensonic AudioPCI sound card problems

I have an old, scrounged Aztec ISA sound card that works just fine in a Gateway P5-133. I bought an Ensoniq AudioPCI and I can't make it work!

I'm using Red Hat Linux 6.0 and I'm trying to install the sound card with "sndconfig". sndconfig worked like a charm for the old sound card, but I've tried the following configurations with the new card and neither will work:

Ensoniq AudioPCI 1370 (SoundBlaster 64/128 PCI)

Creative/Ensoniq AudioPCI 1371

I get this error for the first:

The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1370.o:
init_module: Device or resource busy

And this error for the second:

The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/es1371.o:
init_module: Device or resource busy

I don't find any other information in /var/log/messages.

I am using the kernel which comes with Red Hat 6.0, so it should have support for all known sound cards. Again, I had *no* problems in configuring and running another sound card in this system.

I've checked /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/* and I found no help on this particular sound card.

Can anyone furnish a clue?

Thanks.

Dan

I have an AudioPCI and I like it very much. Since I already had the 4Front (commercial) driver, I skipped the free drivers included with Linux and after paying 4Front another $10 for the AudioPCI support, I've been using their driver without problems.

Another possibility is to try the ALSA driver; I read on the web that it supports the AudioPCI. Anyone want to comment on that?

I don't know if it's possible to use the free OSS Linux driver; I'm just responding because I have an AudioPCI, and I want to say what works for me so far.

- Jay Ts

If the card is an Ensoniq, I think you just use the ens1370 driver from ALSA. I've used the ens1370 and ens1371 drivers successfully, but those were for the Creative Labs versions of that card (Ensoniq AudioPCI sort of equals the SoundBlaster PCI128).

Best regards,

= Dave Phillips

http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/index.html
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/

Hi I have ALSA 0.5.7 with my EnsoniqAudioPCI(1371). It works like a charm for me. The set up is similar to get a (1370) type card,*So I've Heard*!
If I we're you I would check the alsa user list
archives. It should get you set along with the included documentation if you choose to install the ALSA drivers.
*Warning* the hardest parts for me was you will
need to compile a Kernel with *Only* sound support and no other audio options for the drivers compiled in. In addition the configuration file--> /etc/modules.conf confused the hell out of me, but I beleive there is an ens1370 or 1371 HOWTO in the list archives that will lead you through the process step by step.

-Good Luck
Darwin

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audiopci works perfectly with alsa.
make sure to determine the correct chip, there are es1370 and es1371 versions which need different drivers.
see alsa-user archives for details:
http://www.alsa-project.org/

regards,

jörn

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dmesg should give you a hint