Old problem - SB AWE 64

Wendro · 06-10-2003, 07:35 PM

Sorry for probably spamming forum cus problem is as old as my sound card :) but I remember when I got it and it is with me almost 8 years :) I'm newbie to linux - I wanted to live windows behind but I have problems... I started X but there is a problem with sound...

I found lots of info about installation and so on... but many links especially to drivers are broken :[ and I cant find any mirrors. But I think new kernel has this driver build in... It has all the necessary options turn on I think... I made a pnp config. Looks like it works fine... but still when I turn on X (KDE) there is an error and I don't have sound :[

Hmmm... and if smb will read it (sorry for my English ;) I will have another problem - my TV card ;P but I don't want even think about it right now :)

Pleas give me a good advice :)

Thx
Wendro

Tinkster · 06-10-2003, 07:59 PM

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound
less AWE32
less README.awe
less INSTALL.awe

Cheers,
Tink

north49er · 06-10-2003, 09:31 PM

I've got the same sound card, and all the I did was "modprobe sb" in the root command line. Since it worked, I stuck that line in "/etc/rc.d/rc.local". I'm still too chicken to mess with the kernel. Oh, I'm using slack9.0.

Stillwater · 06-11-2003, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by north49er
I've got the same sound card, and all the I did was "modprobe sb" in the root command line. Since it worked, I stuck that line in "/etc/rc.d/rc.local". I'm still too chicken to mess with the kernel. Oh, I'm using slack9.0.

a better way to do that is add a line to /etc/modules.conf :-)

trickykid · 06-11-2003, 12:32 PM

Ah how nice the search function is here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...944#post320944
A very detailed way of installing old soundblaster cards with Slackware.

north49er · 06-11-2003, 03:49 PM

Thanks for the tip, Stillwater. I noticed slack9.0 probes the the awe card and sets it up automatically, but I don't know if slack8.1 can do that . If not, then one must learn isapnp.