Re: 16 bit DMA problems w/ Jazz sound driver in 1.3.62?

Erv Walter (edwalter@ewok.not.for.mail)
Thu, 15 Feb 1996 13:29:26 -0500 (EST)

>
> Has anyone been able to get a 16 bit DMA with the Jazz driver in the
> 1.3.62 version of voxware?
>
> If I configure it to use a 16 bit DMA channel (5, 6, or 7), it says
> device busy or not available whenever I try to access /dev/dsp or
> /dev/audio, and I get a syslog message that that DMA is already
> allocated. I do a cat /proc/dma, and none of 5, 6, or 7 are
> listed. This used to work for me at some time, I was just wondering if
> it's my system or other people have seen this.
>

I had this problem too. However, I have a low memory system so I no longer
configure for sound. I don't know if it still occurs on my computer since I
haven't tried lately, but at least you know that it is not just your
computer. I have a Logitech Soundman Wave (uses the jazz chip).

Erv

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