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From: Jacob Jaeggli <jjaeggli@iastate.edu>
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Subject: Re: Problem with GUS PnP and ALSA Driver 0.0.12
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> I'm really new in the Linux- and especially the ALSA-world, but I wanted to
> hear my soundcard under Linux and so I gave the ALSA driver a try. The
> compilation of the sources was no problem at all and I thought I managed the
> entries in the /etc/conf.modules, but when I try "modprobe snd-interwave" or
> "utils/alsasound start" I get the message "Device busy", or something like
> that (sorry, I have to mail from anothe machine).
>
> I sat the I/O, IRQ and DMAs to my settings.
>
> Is this just a small problem a Linux newbie can handle, or what could this
> be?
>
> My configuration:
> GUS PnP: IRQ=12, I/O Synth=220, I/O Codec=32C, DMA1=5, DMA2=7
> Linux 2.0.33
> ALSA Driver 0.0.12
>

You might try trying another IRQ if you have a PS/2 Mouse.  IRQ 12 is used for
this, however if you have a serial mouse, the problem lies somewhere else...

> By the way: Can I use the KDE mixer and sound utilities, or do I need the
> ALSA utils?

The KDE Mixer will work if you use the OSS compatibility module, but you will
still need to unmute the channels in '/proc/sound/[your sound card
label]/mixer0'.  A convenient way to do this is to add a line thatcopies a good
copy of the mixer settings to '/proc/sound/[whatever]/mixer0' in your
'/etc/rc.d/rc.local' file.  This is what I have on my Dynasonix-3D Interwave:

echo "ALSA: Restoring Settings for mixer0"
cp /usr/local/etc/mixer0.conf /proc/sound/0/mixer0

The kde mixer will work fine, it just won't unmute your channels.  Getting the
alsa utilities would be a good idea.  The ALSAmixer works well, and with Aplay
you will be able to play files to pcm1 on your GUSPNP card... that is the GF1A
synth wave device.

  -Jake


