Subject: chap-audio fixes
To: None <netbsd-docs@netbsd.org>
From: Daniel de Kok <blowgish@freeshell.org>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 05/13/2003 11:57:39
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Hello,
Here are some fixes for chap-audio to start of with. It mentions ISA a
several times where ISA PnP should be mentioned and GENERIC now has
PnP enabled by default.
With kind regards,
Daniel
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--- chap-audio.xml.old Tue May 13 13:32:18 2003
+++ chap-audio.xml Tue May 13 13:43:52 2003
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@
</para>
<para>
- ISA cards are usually more tricky to configure mostly because
- of the interaction with the BIOS of the computer.
+ ISA Plug and Play cards are usually more tricky to configure
+ mostly because of the interaction with the BIOS of the computer.
</para>
<para>
On the newer machines (those produced after 1997) there is a
BIOS option which causes many headaches for the configuration
- of ISA audio cards (but not only audio cards): this option is
- usually named <quote>PNP OS Installed</quote> and is commonly
- found in the <quote>PNP/PCI Configuration</quote> (the names
- can be different in your BIOS.)
- As a general rule it is usually better to disable (i.e. set
- it to <quote>NO</quote>) this option for NetBSD.
+ of ISA Plug and Play audio cards (but not only audio cards):
+ this option is usually named <quote>PNP OS Installed</quote>
+ and is commonly found in the <quote>PNP/PCI Configuration</quote>
+ (the names can be different in your BIOS.) As a general rule it is
+ usually better to disable (i.e. set it to <quote>NO</quote>) this
+ option for NetBSD.
</para>
<note>
@@ -177,33 +177,8 @@
<para>
NetBSD supports a wide range of audio cards and the GENERIC
kernel already enables and configures most of them.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Many PCs don't have a sound card but an integrated audio
- chipset; this means that the chipset is installed on the
- motherboard.
- These are not enabled in the GENERIC kernel and you'll have
- to compile a custom kernel in order to use them.
- Look for the following (or similar) lines in the GENERIC
- file:
- </para>
-
- <screen>
-# Plug-and-Play BIOS and attached devices
-
-#pnpbios* at mainbus?
-
-# mainboard audio chips
-#ess* at pnpbios? index ? # ESS AudioDrive
-#sb* at pnpbios? index ? # NeoMagic 256AV in sb mode
-#wss* at pnpbios? index ? # NeoMagic 256AV in wss mode
-#ym* at pnpbios? index ? # OPL3-SA3
- </screen>
-
- <para>
- Uncomment the <quote>pnpbios</quote> line and the line which
- describes the device on you motherboard.
+ Sometimes it is necessary to setup manually the IRQ and DMA
+ for non-PnP ISA cards.
</para>
<note>
@@ -213,11 +188,6 @@
linkend="chap-kernel" />.
</para>
</note>
-
- <para>
- Sometimes it is necessary to setup manually the IRQ and DMA
- for the device.
- </para>
<para>
If you still have problems you can try enabling all the
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