Ok...  I'm back.  Replies to the long queue of messages will be sent as
I have time to try the various patches.

Tyson Whitehead wrote:
> Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > ---
> > 
> > diff -r 82e6201fc907 sound/isa/es18xx.c
> > --- a/sound/isa/es18xx.c	Mon Mar 17 14:36:24 2008 +0100
> > +++ b/sound/isa/es18xx.c	Mon Mar 17 17:32:59 2008 +0100
> > @@ -765,9 +765,10 @@ static irqreturn_t snd_es18xx_interrupt(
> >  		/* Read Interrupt status */
> >  		status = snd_es18xx_mixer_read(chip, 0x7f) >> 4;
> >  	}
> > -#if 0
> > -	else {
> > -		status = 0;
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_ALPHA
> > +	if (!(status & (AUDIO1_IRQ | AUDIO2_IRQ))) {
> > +		/* status = 0; */
> >  		if (inb(chip->port + 0x0C) & 0x01)
> >  			status |= AUDIO1_IRQ;
> >  		if (snd_es18xx_mixer_read(chip, 0x7A) & 0x80)
> > @@ -777,7 +778,6 @@ static irqreturn_t snd_es18xx_interrupt(
> >  			status |= HWV_IRQ;
> >  	}
> >  #endif
> > -
> >  	/* Audio 1 & Audio 2 */
> >          if (status & AUDIO2_IRQ) {
> >                  if (chip->active & DAC2)
> 
> This looks like it should accomplish the same thing (assuming not bits 
> get set in status on the initial attempt to read it), without affecting 
> other platforms and possible the alpha if anyone has a card that just 
> works for whatever reason.  A better patch all around.  : )

Unfortunately, this does nothing to fix the ES1888 on my system.  Same
broken behavior as described previously.  I'll try something else in
the queue later today after I get some sleep...

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