Re: OSS 3.8a: SB32 not detected by lowlevel driver

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@netcom.ca)
Wed, 20 Aug 1997 05:36:27 -0400 (EDT)

> > > The driver does not detect my soundcard as an "AWE32" (which is
> > > strictly speaking correct), but complains (rather unverbose)
> > > "AWE32 not found"
> > > "AWE32: not detected"
> >
> > Same as me, so I don't think the ASP is the problem.
>
> As far as I have learned there is some mysterious reason that
> prevents the PnP BIOS to activate the "WaveTable" device it seems.

The PnP BIOS spec does not require any PnP device other than those
REQUIRED FOR BOOT (ie. keyboard, video, mobo, disk) be configured.
Configuration of everything else is OPTIONAL, and not covered by the
spec (ie. the BIOS can configure other devices any way it wants too).

> The driver then does not detect the AWE32. Even though I have read
> the PnP spec, I did not find a clue that a device can request itself
> not being initialized.

There are really 3 relevant PnP specs here: PnP-ISA, Pnp-BIOS, and ESCD.

There is no mechanism for a device to request that it be ignored.
By default, all devices are unconfigured and disabled. It is up to
something else to configure and activate them.

> The idea to have to use isapnp and a sound
> module seems not the very best solution.
^^^
Why won't isapnptools and a sound module work? (it doesn't work for me)
What will work?

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