Re: [patch] ESS 1869, 1879, 1888 sound fix
Garst R. Reese (reese@isn.net)
Sat, 05 Jun 1999 00:10:23 -0300
Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > Cool, now with all the discussion on supporting old machines, how about
> > my ESS488, 8 bit mono. in an old laptop. Any advice there?
>
> Does the 8bit SB driver work ?
Sort of. vplay works, mixers segfault.
> If not then go visit www.esstech.com.tw and
> play hunt the data sheet
The oldest data sheet is the 688. The a 1994 press release mentions the
488 as a 12 bit mono. I'm going to hack sb_ess to let it know to look
for a 488 and then treat it like a 688 and see what happens. It's no big
deal, but Alice likes the B&W screen any you can't get them anymore.
Thanks,
Garst
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