I have an ES1869 (I think), but have been using OSS. It detected it and it worked perfectly, so that could at least be a fallback.
I only use OSS because I paid for it a long time ago. On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Rafael Cordones Marcos wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 09:03:53AM -0800, Camiel Coenen wrote: > > > > Hi, I have a laptop with an ES1869 AudioDrive > > card, which I have tried to compile into the > > kernel. According to the manual in /usr/src/linux/ > > Documentation/sound, I need to add the argument > > esstype=1869 to the Soundblaster configuration in > > order for the system to detect my card, but I > > haven't managed to with either make menuconfig or > > make xconfig. Other sound components such as OPL3 > > are successfully initialized during the boot > > process. Has anyone of experienced the same > > problem with the es1869 : can you help me out ? > > > In case everything else fails: > > I have an ESS Maestro and I have been booting DOS with the DOS drivers > for the card to put it in SounBlaster Compatibility mode and then > automaticaly boot to Linux using LOADLIN in AUTOEXEC.BAT. > > Good luck. > > Rafa > > > -- > Linux. The Choice of a GNU Generation! -> http://www.debian.org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
