Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Feb 1998 01:19:52 -0500 (EST) | From | Jim Bray <> | Subject | Re: 2.1.83: Sound, SB16, Modules, MIDI? |
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On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> Hi guys, > > Jim Bray writes: > > Another party has removed the need to configure the driver aside from > > kernel configuration, but has not updated the readme to reflect this. > > If you are referring to the removal of configure.c, I did that. > And I certainly did update drivers/sound/Readme.cards to reflect this.
Correct. However,
readme.modules:
5) Execute make in the sound driver source directory. Enter configuration parameters as described in Readme.cards. Then just wait until the driver is compiled OK.
I was trying to make modules. Not knowing the history of the driver, I did not know who had written which readme (there appear to be seven of them). I just wanted to get it working, and became frustrated as I realised that the necessary information just plain wasn't there. I finally in desperation did what I should have done first: looked at the init_module() code for args. That got me basic functionality of the SB16, but no midi. I never would have gotten midi without Regis Duchesne's kind assistance, because I know nothing about sound cards and have no docs on what I have.
Of course one expects this sort of thing running the latest kernels, tho' I don't run into it much. Hopefully it doesn't happen in official release kernels, as that might give aid and comfort to Micro$oft.
I have already told Hannu I would add my bits of info to the readme if desired. Given my limited experience with just one sound card that I know little about, I would not consider myself qualified to undertake a broad rewrite and integration of the readme files. I have answered and will continue to answer the requests for help that my posting has generated.
--Jim <a href="http://as220.org/jb"> My Page: as220.org/jb </a>
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