[plug] Laptops and sound

[Kai]

G'day Gavin,

I had the same problem trying to stream with my Real Audio server here...
kernel: Sound: DMA (input) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?

I used to hate seeing that in /var/log/messages
Trying to stream in Real Audio, swapped to IceCast and it works perfectly
!!!
If I remember rightly there is a problem with the sound driver written Hannu
Solavainen and if you install the ALSA drivers...no worries !!

I was using an Eagles ESS 16 Audio Drive, that didn't work so I tried Sound
Blaster Vibra, that didn't work..installed ALSA - bingo !

Regards

Kai - VK6KSJ
(Listen to my stream from a PCR-1000 @ http://vk6ksj.javaradio.com if you
like.)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Rogers" <grogers at vk6hgr.echidna.id.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 7:31 PM
Subject: [plug] Laptops and sound


> Hi All.
>
> I've got a frustrating problem with a Toshiba 440CDX and Linux.
>
> To put it simply, the sound doesn't work! I've tried kernel 2.2.14 and
> 2.4.15 with the same results.
>
> I'm quite sure I have the IRQ and DMA settings correct (copied from the
> windows installation) and playing sound through the device works just fine
> except when I try to record, I get the error:
>
> kernel: Sound: DMA (input) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
>
>
> The modules I've tried are the ad1848 and opl3sa2. (apparently the Yamaha
> chipset in the laptop should work better with the opl3sa2 module - but the
> same results all around). If it helps, opl3sa2 says the chipset is a
> YMF715B or YMF719B. Confusingly, the chipset is supported by ALSA sound
> drivers as well as OSS, but I don't know if one is any better than the
> other...
>
> I've searched the net and it seems that a lot of people have problems (and
> many have this same problem, but no solutions) with these horrible windows
> sound system cards... the best solutions so far have been to throw the
> card out! Unfortunately, this card is too firmly attached to my laptop.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> ---
> Gavin Rogers                    |    Amateur radio station VK6HGR
> grogers at vk6hgr.echidna.id.au    |    http://vk6hgr.echidna.id.au/
>
>