Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 May 1999 00:23:55 +0200 | From | Jorg Schuler <> | Subject | Re: Sound problems in 2.2.7 and 2.2.8? |
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In article <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905151134470.2186-100000@cocoa.demon.co.uk> you wrote: > On Thu, 13 May 1999, Tim Smith wrote:
>> I've been seeing random sound failures with 2.2.7 and 2.2.8. I ran 2.2.1 >> for a long time with no such problems. The problem is sound stops working, >> and I get "kernel: Sound error: Couldn't allocate DMA buffer" in my logs, >> or "kernel: DMA memory shortage. Temporarily falling back on virtual DMA". >> It usually works if I try again a little later, although once it remained >> broken until I rebooted. >> >> Anyone else see this? I'm using a SoundBlaster 32.
> Yup, this happens if you run out of ISA DMA'able free memory (the first > 16MB).
> I pre-load my sound and floppy modules during boot to work around this > issue.
Yes, but why hasn't that been a problem before 2.2.7? First I thought it had to do with my new board... BTW: this problem exists in 2.3.3 as well.
Jorg Schuler.
> Alex (Have I told anyone that PeeCee hardware sucks? :)
You don't have to -- I guess everyone here knows... ;-)
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