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

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> On 13 Nov 2005 at 18:35, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> > > I tried the P2 kernel on my loop installation, but lost some
> > > of my functionality - couldn't play MP3, OGG or even MPEG.  :(
> >
> > The P2 version of the 2.2.26 kernel works fine for me
> > (mplayer works).  Did you add the 2.2.26 modules?
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > insmod soundcore
> > insmod sound
> > insmod uart401
> > insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=0 mpu_io=0x330
>
> I just booted the first  zimage (458,327 bytes) you made available with
> kernel 2.2.26, and did those insmods. As I recall, there was a problem with
> sb;  I guess some of the things like the io, irq, etc were wrong for my
> system. What should I do?  Adjust BIOS settings regarding ISA/PCI etc etc?
> Or is there some way to diagnose and fix this based on the error message? I
> tried to direct the output to a file, but it didn't work.

What is the exact error message?

First less /proc/interrupts will show you which IRQs are already taken.
Try one that is already free.  Some sb16 cards need irq=9.
/proc/dma lists only 4 as being taken on my computer.
You don't need the mpu part unless you have external midi device.
insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 works on my card.

Some cards can use dma= 0 1 2 and dma16 3 4 5 but others can only do 
dma16=0 1 or 2.  I think if you use dma16=0 1 or 2 you can't play and 
record at the same time.  Don't quite understand, but some cheaper cards 
omitted something.  Try dma16=5 instead of 0 if you don't have a Vibra16 X 
(C seems to be okay) or Soundblaster Basic card.

You can also get the DOS sb16 software and run the diagnostic program to 
learn what IRQs and io are possible.  io=240 is another option.  If your 
card has jumpers (it will probably also have an IDE connector if so), you 
need to jumper it to match your linux sb settings (and choose settings for 
irq not taken by your other ISA cards such as modem or ethernet).

To actually hear anything you also need the sound devices.  I posted a 
'mkssnddev' to make them at http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl - just run that 
script (you might need to be in /dev/ at the time).

Or simply download Christof's sound package for BL3 or BL2 and install it 
(I think it makes the devices too), and it includes other things you need 
to play .wav files, such as sox (also found in sox.tgz).  Use the included 
script 'play' to play .wav files.

Use 'workbone' to play CDs.  Workbone needs a link in /dev/ 
from /dev/cdrom to /dev/hdc (or whatever is your cd-rom drive):
cd /dev
ln -s hdc cdrom
Workbone also needs numlock turned on.

To listen to CDs, you don't even need sound drivers.  You can stick 
headphones or speakers into the CD player and listen directly with 
workbone (or by pressing the play button if your drive has one).

To use mplayer you need the sound modules, but not play.
mplayer filename.wav or mplayer http://URL-of-streaming-audio or
mplayer dvd://1 plus either configuration file or something on command 
line to tell it to use oss
/root/.mplayer/config  - add ao=oss
CLI:  mplayer -ao oss


> Anyhow, how do I see whether sound works?  You mentioned  mplayer  ? I
> don't recall whether I used that, or whether I ever was able to paly sound
> files or CDs with Basic Linux. I can't find a mplayer on my computer drives
> that looked as though it's for Linux. Where do I get it?

David Moberg compiled a static version for P1 and posted it somewhere.  I 
have a copy at http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/mplayer4.tgz (his fourth 
attempt - one earlier version required a P2) but it downloads slowly 
(1-2K/sec).  He also came up with a way to listen to streaming audio 
called mplay, needed for an earlier version of his mplayer, using pcm as 
the audio device and play as the player.  Read the archives (when they are 
reachable) for the details.

 > What are the advantages  of kernel 2.2.26 over 2.2.16 ?

Support for USB was not available for 2.2.16, so Steven compiled it in his 
2.2.26 kernel (which is supposed to do most usb devices but not 
mass-storage - David's 2.4.31 kernels do mass-storage but little else), 
to which he also added sound support.  I am told 2.2.26 also boots loop 
BL3 on a P2 that gets a kernel panic with 2.2.16 (which it does on our two 
Gateway P2s).

There are BL3  2.2.16 kernels for 386 (i386 -default), 486 (i486), p1 
(i586)
The new 2.2.26 are for 486, p1 and amd k6 and k6/2, p2 and k6/3 (i686).

A 386 kernel is larger than 486 is larger than 586.
Are the 2.2.26 kernels larger than the 2.2.16, since they include sound 
and usb?

> Thanks,
> Sheldon
>
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>
>
>
> On 25 Nov 2005 at 14:50, sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 cce.zizkov AT volny.cz wrote:
> >
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > Is there anybody on this list who has got experience with burning
> > > multi session data CDROM?  After heaving read quite a bit of
> > > documentation I was able to burn them on my Linux 2.2.16 (BL2)
> > > system. Then I found the DOS port and after having spent quite a lot
> > > of time with trial and error I was even able to burn multi session
> > > disks in DOS (version 7.10/W98SE). BUT: The Linux system does not
> > > mount them.
> >
> > Please describe how you burned multi-session CDs so I can try it. I just
> > got an 8X scsi external CD burner to work.  (The 4X, also 1999, external
> > one would also work internally but this won't, just gives lots of error
> > meesages and timeouts).
> >
> > Are you trying to read with BL2 or BL3?  Have you tried with a later
> > Slackware?  Maybe the older mount command was not as complete.  Can Linux
> > read multisession CDs burned with Win98?
> >
> > > The software (cdrecord 2.01) and command lines are identical. The
> > > multi session disks created in Linux can be read everywere. The CDs
> > > burnt in in DOS can be read under DOS and under Windows98. The error
> > > message of the mount command in Linux is:
> > >
> > > --------------------------------
> > > mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
> > > isofs_read_super: root inode not initialized
> > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
> > >       or too many mounted file systems
> > > --------------------------------
> > >
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> > >
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