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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, sindi keesan wrote:

> I have just determined that I have a computer (ASUS with K6 350MHz cpu) which 
> will play wav files UNLESS I ripped them with cdda2wav.  I tried various 
> different CDs, and I tried two sound cards.  They are both Soundblaster 
> Creative AWE (AWE32 and AWE64) and they play wav files form other sources but 
> with wav files ripped from a CD they complain of a DRQ conflict.
>
> I ripped the same wav file from the same cd using the same version SW81 of 
> cdda2wav on the other computer, which has an awe32 vibra16 card, said to be 
> incompatible with sb.o, and it plays perfectly there.
>
> The original CD plays on both computers.
>
> Sound:  DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
> (pages and pages of this).  Is it motherboard related somehow?
>
> I don't see how this could be related to copy protection.
> Has it happened to anyone else?
>
> I will try the other ASUS motherboard, similar age and cpu speed.  Super 
> Socket 7.  100MHz bus speed.

DOS msp can play the .wav files made by DOS cd2wav or linux cdda2wav, but 
linux play cannot.

I tried play from SW81 but it had the same problem.  Should I also try a 
later sox?

The only thing I found in dmesg that might be relevant is:
hda:  DMA  hdb: DMA hcd: DMA hdd: DMA

On the computer where 'play' works in linux these are hda: pio etc.
I found mention of hda:  DMA and hda: pio in various linux-kernel 
discussions, also mention of sound problems on other ASUS boards.  Time to 
try the other ASUS board on a ripped CD.

This is not at all important, just odd.  I don't normally play .wav files 
but I wanted to make sure they were ripped correctly before burning them.