[aclug-L] Re: sound config clues---please

[John Alexander <john.alexander@xxxxxxxx>]

Uh, that's not entirely correct. My Alpha box still uses interrupts, as does
every single PPC-based box out there. You may not have to directly
manipulate those IRQs, as most of these systems now use the PCI bus, but
they do exist, and they are still used.

ja

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> From: discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:57 PM
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> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: sound config clues---please
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> You are so correct.  However, the only way to get away from IRQ's
> is to not
> use Intel.  Good pt. about the sndconfig utility.  Thanks for sharing.
>
>
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> >From: "Bates, Rod" <Rod.Bates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> >To: "'discussion@xxxxxxxxx'" <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [aclug-L] Re: sound config clues---please
> >Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:52:28 -0600
> >
> >
> >
> > > This may sound trivial, but just run sndconfig and let linux probe the
> > > soundcard for the necessary parameters.  Works great with my Yamaha
> >board.
> > >
> >Watch out for sndconfig.  It doesn't know or care what resources
> >are in use by other devices and will arbitrarily choose any
> >that will make the sound  card work.  It broke my modem
> >configuration by taking the IRQ it was already set up to use.
> >Took days of manual diagnosing/configuring to get it
> >straightened out.  I hate PC interrupts (IO ports too).
> >
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