Re: [aclug-L] ok, PLEASE help me...

["Wesley Simon" <wsimon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>i really need to get my stinkin' sound card running...  it's still not
working ... i try to re->compile my kernel with Ensoniq SoundScape support,
but it won't compile ... get an >error every time...  my card is *supposed*
to be both SBPro and Ensoniq SS >compat., but i have had no luck w/ SBPro or
the other...  unless i am doign something >wrong... please help me, i have
read the frickin' how-to's and still no progress...


First of all, you say "my card is *supposed* to be both SBPro and Ensoniq SS
compat."  "Compatable" is usually a type of software emulation in the
Windows drivers.  SB compatable in windows is not SB compatable in Linux.
Ensoniq has another nice little twist with their products.  I used to have
an Ensoniq Soundscape VIVO 90.  Sounds like I should be able to compile my
kernel to support the Ensoniq Soundscape doesn't it?  NO F**King way!  The
VIVO 90 is different from the normal one.  Just like I'm sure that your PCI
card is different from the standard Ensoniq SoundScape.  I just looked at
the Hardware Compatability list.  There is no mention of a PCI card.  I
seriously doubt that it is supported.

However, another issue is that you can't compile.  I would suggest following
these instructions if you are using Debian 2.0:

        http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/debian-faq-11.html#ss11.1

I like the make xconfig.  I'm not sure how you're going about the build, but
I like the make-kpkg utility better than the old method of building.

BTW:  I built a kernel probably 50 times trying to get that damn soundcard
working before I just gave up ( that was in 1995 with Slackware).  If you
absolutely need sound (like me), go to microtech and pick up a SB 16 Vibra
for $30.  It is OEM, so you don't get a box, but it will get rid of all
your headaches and your sound will be great.

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