>
> Have noticed this in the few recent kernels...
> I have a 486/40 with a GUS classic. When I try to run a program that uses
> the sound car, I get the following error (Most noticably in doom 1.8)
>
> [55] 16:32 ctx-apex:~# cat /dev/sound
> Sound DMA (input) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
Hmm..I have similier problem with my GUS.
Also gmod says ultrasound not detected and when I play using mikmod
at 44000hz it says IRQ/DRQ error but when I play at mono/8000Hz it do
very funny sounds..(parts of song are mixed)..it hapends until driver change
after verifyarea was changed...
> cat: /dev/sound: I/O error
> [56] 16:32 ctx-apex:~#
>
> /dev/sndstat states the following...
>
> Sound Driver:3.7-beta12-961115 (Sun Nov 24 20:56:17 GMT-0500 1996 bin,
> Linux ctx-apex 2.1.12 #6 Sun Nov 24 20:32:15 GMT-0500 1996 i486)
> Kernel: Linux ctx-apex 2.1.13 #8 Mon Nov 25 15:53:49 GMT-0500 1996 i486
> Config options: 0
>
> Installed drivers:
> Type 4: Gravis Ultrasound
> Type 25: GUS PnP
>
> Card config:
> Gravis Ultrasound at 0x220 irq 11 drq 1
>
> Audio devices:
> 0: Gravis UltraSound
>
> Synth devices:
> 0: Gravis UltraSound 3.4 (1024k)
>
I have 3.7/1024K
> Midi devices:
> 0: Gravis UltraSound Midi
>
> Timers:
> 0: System clock
>
> Mixers:
> 0: Gravis Ultrasound
>
> Why the two installed drivers? And why does a cat /dev/midi0 report the I/O
> error? The same error:
>
> [107] 16:33 ctx-apex:/dos/ultrasnd/midi# cat /dev/dsp
> Sound: DMA (input) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
> cat: /dev/dsp: I/O error
>
> happens when cat'ing the /dev/dsp file...
>
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 9 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp0
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 3 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/dsp0
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 19 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/dsp1
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 5 Apr 24 1996 /dev/dsp16
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 10 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/dspW -> /dev/dspW0
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 5 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/dspW0
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 37 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/dspW1
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 11 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/midi -> /dev/midi00
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 2 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/midi00
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 18 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/midi01
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 34 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/midi02
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root bin 14, 50 Aug 14 14:28 /dev/midi03
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
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